Chinese Character: 桥 (Qiáo - Bridge)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 木 (Radical: 木, related to wood)
笔画数: 10 (Number of strokes: 10)
结构分解: 形声字，从木（木字旁，表示与木材相关），乔声（Qiáo，表音）。本义指架在水上或空中供通行的建筑物，早期多为木质，故用“木”作部首。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "木" (wood radical) and "乔" (phonetic component). Originally refers to a structure built over water/air for passage, traditionally made of wood.)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qiáo (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“桥”指架设在江河、山谷等障碍上连接两岸的建筑物（如“石桥”“木桥”），也可比喻连接事物的媒介（如“文化桥梁”）。("桥" refers to a structure built over rivers, valleys, etc., to connect two sides (e.g., "石桥" - stone bridge, "木桥" - wooden bridge), or metaphorically as a link (e.g., "文化桥梁" - cultural bridge).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 桥梁 (qiáo liáng) Bridge
- 石桥 (shí qiáo) Stone bridge
- 立交桥 (lì jiāo qiáo) Overpass
- 天桥 (tiān qiáo) Footbridge
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“桥”通常作名词使用（如“建桥”），可与量词“座”搭配（如“一座桥”），或组成复合词（如“桥洞”指桥孔）。("桥" is usually used as a noun (e.g., "建桥" - build a bridge), often paired with measure word "座" (e.g., "一座桥" - a bridge), or forms compounds (e.g., "桥洞" - bridge arch).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
中国桥梁文化源远流长，赵州桥（安济桥）是世界现存最早的敞肩石拱桥；“鹊桥”传说象征爱情，体现桥梁在文化中的象征意义。(Chinese bridge culture has a long history, with Zhaozhou Bridge (Anji Bridge) being the oldest open-spandrel stone bridge. The "Magpie Bridge" legend symbolizes love, reflecting the cultural significance of bridges.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
河上的石桥架通了两岸的村庄，方便了村民的出行。(Hé shàng de shí qiáo jià tōng le liǎng àn de cūn zhuāng, fāng biàn le cūn mín de chū xíng.)
The stone bridge over the river connects the villages on both banks, making travel easier for villagers.
这场国际会议成为了两国文化交流的桥梁。(Zhè chǎng guó jì huì yì chéng wéi le liǎng guó wén huà jiāo liú de qiáo liáng.)
This international conference has become a bridge for cultural exchange between the two countries.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“桥”的结构：左边“木”表示早期桥梁多为木质，右边“乔”提示发音Qiáo，结合起来记忆为“用木头建造的连接两岸的qiáo”。(Associate "桥" with its structure: "木" (wood) indicates traditional material, and "乔" hints at pronunciation "Qiáo". Combine to remember "wooden structure connecting banks (Qiáo)".)