桥

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The Chinese character 桥 (qiáo) for "bridge" is composed of two parts: 木 (mù) meaning "wood" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "high". The character 桥 originally referred to a simple wooden structure built over a river or stream. As bridges became more complex and elaborate, the character 桥 came to be used to refer to any type of bridge, regardless of its material or construction.The character 桥 is first attested in the oracle bone script, the earliest known form of Chinese writing. In the oracle bone script, the character 桥 is depicted as a simple wooden structure with two supports. The character 桥 also appears in the bronze script, the seal script, and the clerical script. In each of these scripts, the character 桥 is depicted with a slightly different form, but the basic structure of the character remains the same.The character 桥 is a common character in modern Chinese. It is used in a variety of words and phrases related to bridges, such as 桥梁 (qiáoliáng) meaning "bridge", 桥墩 (qiáodūn) meaning "bridge pier", and 桥面 (qiáomiàn) meaning "bridge deck". The character 桥 is also used in a number of idioms and proverbs, such as 一桥飞架南北 (yī qiáo fēi jià nán běi) meaning "a single bridge spans the north and the south" and 桥归桥, 路归路 (qiáo guī qiáo, lù guī lù) meaning "bridges are for crossing, roads are for walking".