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高橋

简高桥 · 繁高橋

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo qiáo

Takahashi (Japanese surname)

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
橋: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece
桥: qiáo · bridge; beam, crosspiece

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1–2 · Gao1 qiao2

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name · Etymology 1

(～鎮) Gaoqiao (a town in Kaizhou district, Chongqing, China)
(～鄉) Gaoqiao (a township in Xingshan, Yichang, Hubei, China)
(～村) Gaoqiao (a village in Wangshi, Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)
(～村) Gaoqiao (a village in Chengbei, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)

name · Etymology 2

an orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 高橋, Takahashi

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