赵州桥

Traditional form:

趙州橋

Pinyin (reading):

Zhàozhōu Qiáo

Definitions:

• Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 ( Xiáo Hé) in Zhao county 趙縣／赵县 ( Zhào Xiàn), Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 ( Suídài) (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge

Characters:

• 赵 - ancient state; surname
• 州 - state, province, prefecture
• 桥 - bridge; beam, crosspiece

Traditional characters:

• 趙 - ancient state; surname
• 州 - state, province, prefecture
• 橋 - bridge; beam, crosspiece