橋 (kiu4 kiu2 | qiao2) : bridge; idea

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

橋

kiu4 kiu2

qiao2

[粵] kiu4 [國] qiao2
bridge

[粵] kiu2 - Cantonese only
idea; pointer; trick

(Classifier(s): 座 (for "bridge"), 條 (for "idea"))

Stroke count: 16

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

橋 / 桥

This word has been viewed 16262 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jan 2014 14:06

Output this character as a high resolution image

天橋 tin1 kiu4 tian1 qiao2 = footbridge; flyover; catwalk

搭橋 daap3 kiu4 da1 qiao2 = build bridge; act as go-between

吊橋 diu3 kiu4 diao4 qiao2 = suspension bridge

橋樑 kiu4 loeng4 qiao2 liang2 = bridge

劍橋 gim3 kiu4 jian4 qiao2 = Cambridge

拱橋 gung2 kiu4 gong3 qiao2 = an arch bridge; to arch one's back

橋牌 kiu4 paai4*2 qiao2 pai2 = Bridge (the card game)

橋梁 kiu4 loeng4 qiao2 liang2 = bridge (formal usage)

橋墩 kiu4 dan2 qiao2 dun1 = bridge pier, earthen or stone structure under a bridge

橋架 kiu4 gaa3 = truss
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 55 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/98/]橋[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/98/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">橋</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 橋
Unicode code for this character: U+6a4b (off-site link)

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation) Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
a detailed description of all the meanings
the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum