(liáng)

HSK 611 strokes

Liang Dynasty (502–557)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liáng
Meaning
Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liang
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⿰氵刅木

A wooden 木 bridge built 刅 over a river 氵

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiáoliáng
HSK 6

bridge (lit. and fig.)

Open 桥梁 page →
dòngliáng
HSK 7-9

ridgepole

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liáng
HSK 7-9

backbone

Open 脊梁 page →
shàngliáng

to lay an upper beam; (a building's) upper beam; (a bicycle's) top tube

Open 上梁 page →
liáng

see 吕梁市

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liáng

capital of Wei 魏 during Warring states; CL:根[gen1]

Open 大梁 page →
shānliáng

mountain ridge

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