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Translingual
Han character
樑 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 木水戈木 (DEID), four-corner 47994, composition ⿰木梁)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 549, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15427
- Dae Jaweon: page 937, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1284, character 9
- Unihan data for U+6A11
Chinese
Glyph origin
Specialized form of 梁 (OC *raŋ, “beam; bridge”), with the addition of the semantic component 木 (“tree; wood”).
Etymology
Possibly Sino-Tibetan; compare Burmese အခြင် (a.hkrang, “rafter”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Taichung, Singapore)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
Note:
- niû/niô͘ - vernacular;
- liông/liâng - literary.
Note:
- niên5, nion5 - vernacular (niên5 - Chaozhou);
- liang5 - literary.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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樑
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
liáng
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ ljang ›
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Old
Chinese
|
/*raŋ/
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| English
|
beam; bridge
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
|
樑
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| Reading #
|
1/1
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| No.
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1648
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Phonetic
component
|
刅
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Rime
group
|
陽
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Rime
subdivision
|
0
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
良
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Old
Chinese
|
/*raŋ/
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Definitions
樑
- bridge
- 橋樑／桥梁 ― qiáoliáng ― bridge
- roof beam
- 棟樑／栋梁 ― dòngliáng ― ridgepole, pillar, anchor, mainstay
- ridge
- 鼻樑／鼻梁 ― bíliáng ― bridge (of a nose)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
橋 (“bridge”)
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
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| Classical Chinese
|
樑, 橋
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
橋, 橋樑
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| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
橋
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| Taiwan
|
橋
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| Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
橋
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| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Xi'an
|
橋
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| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
橋
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| Wuhan
|
橋
|
| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
橋
|
| Hefei
|
橋
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
橋
|
| Hong Kong
|
橋
|
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
|
橋
|
| Macau
|
橋
|
| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
橋
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
橋
|
| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
橋
|
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
橋
|
| Foshan
|
橋
|
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
橋
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| Foshan (Shunde)
|
橋
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
|
橋
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
|
橋
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
橋
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
橋
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
橋
|
| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
橋
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
橋
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
橋
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| Taishan
|
橋
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
橋
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
橋
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
橋
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| Dongguan
|
橋
|
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
橋
|
| Yangjiang
|
橋
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
橋
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
橋
|
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
橋
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
橋
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
橋
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
橋
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
橋
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
橋
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
橋
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
橋
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
橋
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
橋
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| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
橋
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
橋
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
橋
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| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
橋
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| Chaozhou
|
橋
|
| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
橋
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| Wu
|
Suzhou
|
橋
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| Wenzhou
|
橋
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
橋
|
| Shuangfeng
|
橋
|
Compounds
Descendants
- → Vietnamese: rường (“small roof beam; straining beam”)
Japanese
Kanji
樑
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
樑 • (ryang>yang, hoe) (hangeul 량>양, 회, revised ryang>yang, hoe, McCune–Reischauer ryang>yang, hoe, Yale lyang>yang, hoy)
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Vietnamese
Han character
樑: Hán Nôm readings: rường, lương, sườn, giường
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References