Chinese symbol for “drawbridge”
吊桥
diào qiáo
Traditional: 吊橋
drawbridge; suspension bridge
The closest CC-CEDICT match for drawbridge is 吊桥 (diào qiáo), defined as: drawbridge; suspension bridge.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 吊桥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吊销 (吊銷) | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
| 吊死 | diào sǐ | death by hanging; to hang oneself |
| 吊唁 | diào yàn | to offer condolences (for the deceased); to condole |
| 提心吊胆 (提心吊膽) | tí xīn diào dǎn | (idiom) nervous; fearful; on edge |
| 桥梁 (橋梁) | qiáo liáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) |
| 天桥 (天橋) | tiān qiáo | overhead walkway; pedestrian bridge |
| 虹桥 (虹橋) | hóng qiáo | arched bridge |
See also: Japanese symbol for “drawbridge”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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