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{{also|桥}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=75|rad=木|as=12|sn=16|four=42927|canj=DHKB|ids=⿰木喬}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𡳯]], [[𧂼]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0553.010|dkj=15526|dj=0941.170|hdz=21292.090|uh=6A4B|ud=27211|bh=BEF4|bd=48884}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|木|喬|ls=psc|t1=wood|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms|s=桥|alt=槗,𫞎,𫞏}}
{{zh-wp|zh:橋 (消歧義)|lzh|yue:橋 (搞清楚)|gan|nan|wuu:桥}}
[[File:Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge 2.jpg|thumb|{{lang|zh|橋}}]]

Possibly related to {{och-l|撟|to raise; to lift}}, {{och-l|高|high; tall}} ({{zh-ref|Liu, 1999}}).

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=qiáo
|m-s=qiao2
|dg=чё1
|c=kiu4
|c-t=kiau3
|g=qieu2
|h=pfs=khièu;hrs=h:kiau;gd=kiau2
|j=qiau1
|mb=giâu
|md=giò
|mn=ml,jj,zp,tw:kiô/ml,jj,zp,tw:kiâu
|mn_note=kiô - vernacular; kiâu - literary
|mn-t=gio5/giê5
|mn-t_note=gio5 - Shantou, Chaoyang, Jieyang, Raoping, Pontianak; giê5 - Chaozhou, Chenghai
|w=sh:6jiau
|x=jiau2
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=y
|cat=n,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|countable}} [[bridge]] {{gloss|over a river}} {{zh-mw|m,c,mn:座|m,g:道|c,h,mn,mn-t:條|c:戙|h,mn:板}}
#: {{zh-co|橋樑|bridge}}
#: {{zh-co|廊橋|covered '''bridge'''}}
# {{lb|zh|countable}} [[bridge]]-like [[object]]: [[footbridge]]; [[beam]]; [[crosspiece]]
# {{surname|zh}}

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|二十四橋|便橋|修橋補路|倍力橋|劍橋|吊橋|土橋|圯橋|圯橋進履|天橋|天然橋|奈何橋|寶帶橋|平橋|廣德從橋|弔橋|引橋|拉線搭橋|拱橋|搭橋|斷橋|星橋|朱雀橋|板橋|梯橋|棧橋|楓橋|橋劇|橋堍|橋墩|橋孔|橋山|橋梁|橋梓|橋洞|橋津|橋牌|橋腦|橋藝|橋頭|橋段|橋頭堡|正橋|水渰藍橋|法橋|洛陽橋|浮棧橋|浮橋|灞橋|烏鵲成橋|烏鵲橋|爐橋|牙橋|牽線搭橋|獨木橋|盧溝橋|石橋|秦橋|空橋|立馬蓋橋|立馬造橋|筧橋|紅橋|索橋|緪橋|繩橋|羅鍋橋|腦橋|艦橋|草橋店|藍橋|藍橋會|虹橋|蜜月橋牌|西泠橋|西濱大橋|跳橋|過橋|過橋抽板|過橋拆橋|過橋費|過河拆橋|鐵橋|門橋|陳橋|陳橋兵變|陸橋|鞭石成橋|飛橋|高架橋|鵲橋|鹽橋|大橋|羅家橋|錢橋|官埠橋|龍橋|肖橋|邱橋|站橋|王家橋|鴨堰橋|徐橋|汪橋|橋市|高橋|碾橋|萬橋|石橋驛|雙橋|東橋|馬橋|竹林橋|王大橋|橋邊|積玉橋|大公橋|萬壽橋|上陳橋|下陳橋|楊林橋|古橋溝|裴家橋|躍進橋|八字橋|余家橋|道橋|白橋|橋兜|張橋|嚴橋|楓橋夜泊|金家橋|造橋|趙李橋|清水橋|惠斯登電橋|鉅橋//钜桥}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|hmx-pro|*ɟow|bor=1}}
* {{desc|vi|cầu|bor=1}}
* {{desc|za|giuz|bor=1}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms|s=桥}}

Changed tone variant of etymology 1.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=kiu4-2
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|countable}} [[idea]]; [[plan]] {{zh-mw|c:條}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|countable}} [[plot]]; [[storyline]] {{zh-mw|c:條}}

=====Compounds=====
{{col3|zh|抄橋|度橋|屎橋|死橋|扭橋|橋唔怕舊，至緊要受|橋唔怕舊，最緊要受}}

===Etymology 3===
{{zh-forms|s=桥}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|c=kiu2
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} {{alt form|zh|巧|tr=kiu2|t=coincidental}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}
{{C|zh|Bridges}}

==Japanese==
{{wp|lang=ja}}

===Alternative forms===
* (''variant'') {{ja-l|𣘺}} [U+2363a]
* (''variant'') {{ja-l|槗}} [U+69d7]
* (''variant'') {{ja-l|𫞎}} [U+2B78E]

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=3|rs=木12}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ぎょう<げう
|kanon=きょう<けう
|kun=はし-
|nanori=ばせ
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|鉄橋|てっきょう}}
* {{ja-r|高橋|たかはし}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology===
{{ja-kanjitab|はし|yomi=k}}
{{IPAchar|/pasi/}} → {{IPAchar|/ɸasi/}} → {{IPAchar|/hasi/}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=はし}}, originally indicating either the area between two things, or a connection between two things.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref>

Cognate with {{m|ja|階|tr=hashi||stairs from a garden up to the house}}, both cognate with root ''hasa'' indicating the narrow area between two things, as in {{m|ja|狭間|pos=classical ''hasama'', modern ''hazama'', “narrow gap between two things”}} or {{m|ja|挟む|tr=hasamu||to put between two things that are close together, to squeeze between two things}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref> Cognate also with root ''hoso'' indicating the narrowness of a thing itself, as in {{m|ja|細い|tr=hosoi||narrow, slender}}, {{m|ja|細める|tr=hosomeru||to narrow something, to make something narrow}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{ja-pron|はし|acc=o|acc_ref=NHK,DJR,SMK5}}

===Noun===
{{ja-noun|はし}}

# that which is constructed to connect two points for the purpose of transportation: a [[bridge]]
#* {{RQ:Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki|16}}:<ref name="SKOS">{{Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki}}</ref>
#*: 旋澓 [...] 梁力將反橋也二字'''波之'''
#* {{RQ:Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki|43}}:<ref name="SKOS"/>
#*: 橋梁 上'''波之'''下宇都波利
# a [[bridge]]-like [[walkway]] or [[corridor]] between two [[building]]s in a [[manor]], [[palace]], [[castle]], or similar structure
# a person who acts as a [[bridge]] between different people: a [[mediator]], a [[go-between]]

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|bridge for traffic}} {{ja-r|橋梁|きょうりょう}}
* {{sense|corridor}} {{ja-r|渡り廊下|わたりろうか}}, {{ja-r|渡殿|わたどの}}, {{ja-r|長橋|ながはし}}
* {{sense|mediator}} {{ja-r|仲%立ち|なか%だち}}, {{ja-r|仲介|ちゅうかい}}

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Bridges|sort=はし}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|다리|교}}

# {{hanja form of|교|[[bridge]]}}

{{ko-hanja|빠르다|빠를|고}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=木12}}

==Miyako==

===Kanji===
{{mvi-kanji}}

====Readings====
{{mvi-readings
|kun=ぱㇲ
}}

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cog|ja|-}} {{ja-r|橋|はし}}.

===Noun===
{{mvi-head|noun|ぱㇲ}}

# a [[bridge]]

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=kiều, cầu, kéo, kèo|rs=木12}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=木12}}