You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (chuò) Character: tiao Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 1254, Entry 25 Pronounced tiao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means distant or remote. According to the Correct Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong), it means distant and not connected. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), tiao-tiao describes something that is high.