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The word "泸定桥" is formed by combining the geographical name "泸定", comprising 泸 (referring to the Lu River or area) and 定 (meaning settlement or stability), with 桥 (meaning bridge), creating a compound that identifies a specific bridge located in the Luding area.
Word Definition - 泸定桥
Luding Bridge over Dadu river 大渡河[Da4 du4 he2] in Sichuan, built by Kangxi in 1706, linking Luding county Sichuan Luding county 瀘定縣|泸定县[Lu2 ding4 xian4] with Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州|甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1]