Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河[Xiao2 He2] in Zhao county 趙縣|赵县[Zhao4 Xian4], Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代[Sui2 dai4] (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge
trad. 趙州橋
Also written 趙州橋【Zhào zhōu Qiáo】
Characters in this word
3赵
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surname Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC), the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
- Pinyin
- Zhào
- Traditional
- 趙
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 13876 of 2500
州
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prefecture, (old) province, (old) administrative division, state (e.g. of US), oblast (Russia), canton (Switzerland)
- Pinyin
- zhōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2820 of 2500
桥
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bridge, CL:座[zuo4]
- Pinyin
- qiáo
- Traditional
- 橋
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4230 of 2500