橋

See also 桥

Translingual

simpl.		桥
trad.		橋

Etymology

木 + 喬.

Han character

橋 (radical 75 木+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 木竹大月 (DHKB), four-corner 4292₇, composition ⿰木喬)

1. bridge
2. beam, crosspiece

References

• KangXi: page 553, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15526
• Dae Jaweon: page 941, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 1292, character 9
• Unihan data for U+6A4B

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Cantonese

Hanzi

橋 (simplified 桥, Yale kiu4)

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Japanese

Etymology

pasi > ɸasi > hasi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [haɕi]

Noun

橋 (hiragana はし, romaji hashi)

1. that which is constructed to connect two points for the purpose of transportation; a bridge
   • 794: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 16)

     旋澓 [...] 梁力將反橋也二字波之

   • 794: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 43)

     橋梁 上波之下宇都波利

Kanji

橋 (grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: きょう (kyō), こう (kō)
• Kun: はし (hashi)

Compounds

• 鉄橋 (てっきょう, tekkyō)
• 高橋 (たかはし, Takahashi)

References

• Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), ISBN 4-7629-3088-1.

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Korean

Hanja

橋 (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune-Reischauer kyo, Yale kyo)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

橋 (simplified 桥, pinyin qiáo (qiao2), Wade-Giles ch'iao²)

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Vietnamese

Han character

橋 (kiều, cầu, kéo, kèo)