桥
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bridge; CL:座[zuo4]
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Dict coverage rank #738 U+6865
How 桥 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “wood”) + 乔 (phonetic, qiáo)
How to remember it
bridge · Heisig RSH #442
木 tree + angel
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 乔
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 乔 (qiáo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乔 sound component | qiáo | tall, lofty; proud, stately |
| 娇 | jiāo | seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail |
| 矫 | jiǎo | to correct, to rectify, to straighten out |
| 侨 | qiáo | emigrant; to sojourn |
| 挢 | jiǎo | to correct |
| 鞒 | qiáo | boot, mud shoe, snowshoe |
Words containing 桥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大石桥市 | Dà shí qiáo Shì | Dashiqiao, a county-level city in Yingkou City 營口市|营口市[Ying2 kou3 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 东海大桥 | Dōng hǎi Dà qiáo | Donghai Bridge, 32.5 km bridge between Shanghai and the offshore Yangshan deep-water port |
| 小桥流水 | xiǎo qiáo liú shuǐ | a small bridge over a flowing stream |
| 青马大桥 | Qīng mǎ Dà qiáo | Tsing Ma Bridge (to Hong Kong Airport) |
| 天桥区 | Tiān qiáo Qū | Tianqiao, a district of Jinan City 濟南市|济南市[Ji3 nan2 Shi4], Shandong |
| 桥西区 | Qiáo xī Qū | Qiaoxi, a district of Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei; Qiaoxi, … |
| 平桥区 | Píng qiáo Qū | Pingqiao, a district of Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan |
| 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 | chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | (idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will … |
| 布鲁克林大桥 | Bù lǔ kè lín Dà qiáo | Brooklyn Bridge |
| 大石桥 | Dà shí qiáo | see 大石橋市|大石桥市[Da4 shi2 qiao2 Shi4] |
| 五通桥区 | Wǔ tōng qiáo Qū | Wutongqiao, a district of Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan |
| 红桥区 | Hóng qiáo qū | Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4] |
| 桥东区 | Qiáo dōng Qū | Qiaodong, a district of Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 路桥区 | Lù qiáo Qū | Luqiao, a district of Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang |
| 船到桥门自会直 | chuán dào qiáo mén zì huì zhí | lit. when the ship arrives at the bridge we can deal with the problem; no point in worryin… |
| 高桥留美子 | Gāo qiáo Liú měi zǐ | Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist |
| 船到桥头自然直 | chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | lit. when the boat reaches the bridge, it will pass underneath without trouble (proverb); … |
| 过桥米线 | guò qiáo mǐ xiàn | rice noodle soup from Yunnan province |
| 板桥市 | Bǎn qiáo shì | Banqiao or Panchiao city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 双桥区 | Shuāng qiáo Qū | Shuangqiao, a district of Chengde City 承德市[Cheng2 de2 Shi4], Hebei |