舥 (pā) - A pontoon bridge & a floating bridge

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pā ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

柠七

舥 · pā

A pontoon bridge;

a floating bridge;

also refers to a type of boat or raft used for crossing water.

A pontoon bridgea floating bridgealso refers to a type of boat or

Usage highlights

pontoon bridgefloating bridgebamboo raftferry boatcrossing by raftmilitary pontoon

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They built a pontoon bridge (舥桥) to cross the river.
  • The floating bridge (舥桥) swayed gently with the current.
  • Ancient armies used pontoon bridges (舥桥) for rapid river crossings.
  • The ferry was essentially a large raft (舥).

Collocations

  • pontoon bridge(舥桥)
  • floating bridge(舥桥)
  • bamboo raft(竹舥)
  • ferry boat(舥船)
  • crossing by raft(渡舥)
  • military pontoon(兵舥)

Cultural background

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  • Historically used in contexts of military engineering and river crossings in ancient China.
  • Represents early Chinese ingenuity in overcoming natural obstacles like rivers.
  • The character is relatively rare in modern usage, primarily found in historical or specialized texts.

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