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Kanji Detail for 梁 - "beam, bridge, support"
梁
- Meaning
梁 means "beam, bridge, support."
Beam - A structural support in buildings.
Bridge - A structure crossing water.
Dam - A barrier to catch fish.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
weir; fish trap; beam; girder
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bridge; beam; rafters; surname
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liang
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bridge; beam, rafter; surname
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A bridge. Such as the place name 呂梁, named after a bridge. Hence key points of things are called 津梁 (fords and bridges), meaning what one relies on to cross. Also, a place where water is dammed with openings to catch fish is called 魚梁 (fish weir). | A house beam. What spans horizontally between two pillars is called 梁. Commonly also written as 樑. | The raised part of an object. Such as the human body has 鼻梁 (bridge of nose), 脊梁 (spine). The handle of implements that can be lifted is also called 梁. Such as baskets and boxes. Raised parts on hats and shoes are all called 梁. Such as shoes with 雙梁 (double ridge), 單梁 (single ridge). Mourning caps are called 三梁冠 (three-ridge caps). | 陸梁: Running about chaotically. From "Yang Xiong's Sweet Springs Rhapsody." Also from "Zhuangzi": "Jumping east and west, not avoiding high or low." Hence bandits rampaging are called 小醜跳梁 (petty villains leaping about). | 彊梁: Meaning stubborn and fierce. "The stubborn and fierce do not die a natural death." From "Inscription on the Golden Man." | Dynasty name. Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, received abdication from Qi and became emperor, naming the dynasty Liang (502 CE). Four rulers over fifty-five years. Abdicated to Chen. | State name. One of the seven powers of the Warring States. Same as Wei. Because it moved its capital to Daliang, it was called Liang. | One of the ancient Nine Provinces. The areas of present-day Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou.
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