栋梁 meaning in English

dòngliáng

ridgepole; ridgepole and beams

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 棟梁20 strokes

Meaning of 栋梁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dòngliáng
  1. ridgepole
  2. ridgepole and beams
  3. person able to bear heavy responsibility
  4. mainstay (of organization)
  5. pillar (of state)

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

栋 dòng · classifier for houses or buildings · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

梁 liáng · bridge · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 栋梁.

桥梁qiáoliángbridge (lit. and fig.)
脊梁jǐliángbackbone; spine
鼻梁bíliángbridge of the nose
横梁héngliángbeam

Questions about 栋梁

What does 栋梁 mean?

栋梁 (dòngliáng) means "ridgepole; ridgepole and beams" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 栋梁?

栋梁 is made of 2 characters: 栋 (9 strokes), 梁 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 栋梁 an HSK word?

Yes. 栋梁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 栋梁 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 栋梁 is written 棟梁.