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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 栋梁

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
栋梁 dòng liáng - ridgepole
- ridgepole and beams
- person able to bear heavy responsibility
- mainstay (of organization)
- pillar (of state)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 56,940 37,726 26,605

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
栋 dòng- classifier for houses or buildings
- ridgepole (old)
梁 liáng- Liang Dynasty (502-557)
- Later Liang Dynasty (907-923)
- surname Liang
梁 liáng- roof beam
- beam (structure)
- bridge
梁 liáng- variant of 梁[liang2]

Other Words Containing 栋梁

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
栋梁 - 9 56,940 37,726 26,605