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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)
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liáng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ljang ›
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Old Chinese
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/*raŋ/
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English
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beam; bridge
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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
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樑
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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1648
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Phonetic component
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刅
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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良
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Old Chinese
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/*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
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Location
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Words
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Classical Chinese
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樑, 橋
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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橋, 橋樑
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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橋
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Taiwan
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橋
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Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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橋
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Xi'an
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橋
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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橋
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Wuhan
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橋
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Yangzhou
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橋
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Hefei
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橋
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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橋
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Hong Kong
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橋
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Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
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橋
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Macau
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橋
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Guangzhou (Panyu)
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橋
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Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
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橋
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Guangzhou (Conghua)
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橋
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Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
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橋
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Foshan
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橋
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Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
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橋
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Foshan (Shunde)
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橋
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Foshan (Sanshui)
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橋
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Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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橋
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Zhongshan (Shiqi)
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橋
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Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
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橋
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Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
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橋
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Zhuhai (Doumen)
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橋
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Jiangmen (Baisha)
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橋
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Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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橋
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Taishan
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橋
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Kaiping (Chikan)
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橋
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Enping (Niujiang)
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橋
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Heshan (Yayao)
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橋
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Dongguan
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橋
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Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
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橋
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Yangjiang
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橋
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Gan
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Nanchang
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橋
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Hakka
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Meixian
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橋
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Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
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橋
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Dongguan (Qingxi)
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橋
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Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
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橋
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Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
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橋
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Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
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橋
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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橋
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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橋
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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橋
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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橋
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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橋
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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橋
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Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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橋
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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橋
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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橋
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Manila (Hokkien)
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橋
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Chaozhou
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橋
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Zhongshan Min
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Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
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橋
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Wu
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Suzhou
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橋
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Wenzhou
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橋
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Xiang
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Changsha
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橋
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Shuangfeng
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橋
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Compounds
Descendants
- → Vietnamese: rường (“small roof beam; straining beam”)
Japanese
Kanji
樑
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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