梁

Liáng

l+iáng·2nd tone

Liang Dynasty (502–557) · surname Liang

Radical: 木 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

梁=氵+刅+木

Etymology

A wooden 木 bridge built 刅 over a river 氵

Meanings

Liang Dynasty (502–557)

Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)

surname Liang

Liáng

roof beam

beam (structure)

bridge

liáng

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Words with 梁 288 total

Takahashi (Japanese surname and place name)高梁Gāo liáng ridgepole · ridgepole and beams · person able to bear heavy responsibility · mainstay (of organization) · pillar (of state)栋梁dòng liáng two-character surname Guliang · abbr. for, Guliang Annals谷梁Gǔ liáng bridge of the nose鼻梁bí liáng beam横梁héng liáng (literary) guide; person or thing serving as a bridge to further progress津梁jīn liáng

Idioms with 梁 46 total Chain

driven to join the Liangshan Mountain rebels · to drive to revolt · to force sb to desperate action逼上梁山bī shàng liáng shān richly ornamented (building)雕梁画栋diāo liáng huà dòng

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