michael-brooks 10 Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hello, I have been searching everywhere, does anybody know which character this is: It is drawn on a computer based on somebody's handwriting. I dont know what the pinyin or simplified character is but am desperatly trying to figure it out. Does anybody know? Thanks Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 It is 乔 (a simplified character with the pinyin qiao2). In traditional script it is 喬. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dustymemory 10 Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 according it is " drawn on a computer ", maybe the owner's family name is 乔。 one meaning of 乔 is "a surname":wink: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smalltownfart 10 Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 I have also often seen it used to transcribe the name for "Joe" (Mandarin - qiao2), if that helps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michael-brooks 10 Posted August 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 this is exactly the character I was looking for. Thank you very much for sharing your time and wisdom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andrewfz 0 Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi Michael..I have never seen this character on its own, but with the wood radical it means "bridge" 桥。with the person radical, it means "emigrate" 侨 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I have never seen this character on its own The character can be found in words like 喬木 (tall tree), 喬遷 (move to a new house/place/address), 喬裝 (disguise). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WangLongju 10 Posted August 19, 2006 Report Share Posted August 19, 2006 . > It is 乔 (a simplified character with the pinyin qiao2). It means high or tall. > with the wood radical it means "bridge" 桥。 > with the person radical, it means "emigrate" 侨 In all cases it is only acting as a phonetic and adds no meaning (well, ok, maybe indirectly). . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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