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梁 (Liáng): meaning and stroke order

梁 (Liáng) means Liang Dynasty (502–557), Later Liang Dynasty (907–923), surname Liang, roof beam.

梁

Simplified
梁
Traditional
梁, 樑
Pinyin
Liáng

Stroke order of 梁

梁

  • Liáng Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)
  • liáng roof beam; beam (structure)
  • liáng variant of 梁[liang2]
  • 11 strokes
  • Traditional form: 樑

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 梁

  1. Liáng
    • Liang Dynasty (502–557)
    • Later Liang Dynasty (907–923)
    • surname Liang
  2. liáng
    • roof beam
    • beam (structure)
    • bridge
  3. liáng Traditional 樑
    • variant of 梁[liang2]

Radical and structure

梁
Radical 木 (Kangxi radical 75) · 11 strokes

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 梁

  • 梁祝 Liáng Zhù The Butterfly Lovers, a Chinese folktale (abbr. for 梁山伯與祝英台|梁山伯与祝英台[Liang2 Shan1 bo2 yu3 Zhu4 Ying1 tai2])

梁 in our stories

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  • 他家的梁上、柱子上刻着龙，墙上画着龙，酒杯上、衣服上也绣满了龙，整个府里，抬头低头都能看见龙。

    tā jiā de liáng shàng zhùzi shàng kè zhe lóng qiáng shàng huà zhe lóng jiǔbēi shàng yīfu shàng yě xiù mǎn le lóng zhěng gè fǔ lǐ táitóu dītóu dōu néng kànjiàn lóng

    Dragons were carved on the beams and pillars of his house and painted on the walls; his wine cups and clothes were embroidered with them, and everywhere in his mansion, looking up or down, you saw dragons.

    From the story Lord Ye loves dragons HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Stories using 梁

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).