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橋

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桥

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bridge

HSK 10 N2

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qiáo

キョウ

はし

교

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.

Components

Traditional (橋)

木 tree+ 喬 pretend =

橋 bridge

木 Meaning component

mù tree

喬 Phonetic component

pretend

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Simplified (桥)

木 tree+ 乔 lofty =

桥 bridge

木 Meaning component

mù tree

乔 Phonetic component

qiáo lofty

tall, lofty

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Notes

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

橋

Regular

Modern

Chinese

桥 / 橋 [qiáo]

bridge; CL:座[zuò]

Japanese

橋はし同音

noun bridge

橋きょう同音

noun anatomy pons; pons Varolii

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

あの橋は大変美しい。

That bridge is very beautiful.

Japanese Names

橋きょうじ

Kyōji unclassified name

橋たかなはし

Takanahashi surname

橋はし

Hashi surname

橋はしさき

Hashisaki surname

橋はしざき

Hashizaki surname

橋ばし

Bashi place name

橋やなはし

Yanahashi surname

橋わたる

Wataru surname

CHINESE WORDS (112)

大桥 [DàQiáo] #9,185

Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[SānguóYǎnyì], the two great beauties of ancient China

桥梁 [qiáoliáng] #12,466

bridge (lit. and fig.)

天桥 [Tiānqiáo] #13,889

Tianqiao district of Jinan city 濟南市|济南市[Jǐnánshì], Shandong

剑桥 [Jiànqiáo] #13,541

立交桥 [lìjiāoqiáo] #31,299

桥头 [Qiáotóu] #21,969

Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gāoxióngxiàn], southwest Taiwan

吊桥 [diàoqiáo] #16,102

桥牌 [qiáopái] #17,663

contract bridge (card game)

桥段 [qiáoduàn] #18,086

(cinema, literature etc) scene

桥墩 [qiáodūn] #34,978

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JAPANESE WORDS (107)

⭐ 梯子 [はしご] #13,424

⭐ 桟橋 [さんばし] #20,542

⭐ 石橋 [いしばし] #28,557

吊橋 [つりばし] #28,919

suspension bridge

艦橋 [かんきょう] #29,669

bridge (e.g. on a warship)

⭐ 橋渡し [はしわたし] #30,407

⭐ 新橋 [しんばし] #33,448

Shinbashi (Tokyo)

危ない橋を渡る [あぶないはしをわたる] #34,410

to tread on thin ice

⭐ 歩道橋 [ほどうきょう] #37,559

⭐ 鉄橋 [てっきょう] #38,208

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KOREAN WORDS (6)