| 赵州桥 |
Zhào zhōu Qiáo |
Zhaozhou Bridge over Xiao River 洨河 in Zhao county 赵县, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, dating back to the Sui dynasty 隋代 (581-617) and the world's oldest extant stone arch bridge |
| 赵 |
Zhào |
surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476-220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前赵 (304-329) and Later Zhao 后赵 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms |
| 赵 |
zhào |
to surpass (old) |
| 州 |
zhōu |
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland) |
| 桥 |
qiáo |
bridge / CL:座 |