樑

liáng

bridge; beam; rafters; surname

How to write 樑, stroke by stroke

Liang Dynasty (502–557); Later Liang Dynasty (907–923); surname Liang; roof beam; beam (structure); bridge; variant of 梁

Ideographic: A wooden 木 beam 梁; 梁 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 木 + 梁

橋梁qiáo liángbridge (lit. and fig.)
鼻梁bí liángbridge of the nose
橫梁héng liángbeam
棟梁dòng liángridgepole; ridgepole and beams; person able to bear heavy responsibility; mainstay (of organization); pillar (of state)
丁字梁dīng zì liángT-girder
上樑shàng liángto lay an upper beam; (a building's) upper beam; (a bicycle's) top tube
山梁shān liángmountain ridge
工字梁gōng zì liángI-beam
強梁qiáng liángruffian; bully
挑大梁tiǎo dà liángto play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility
提梁tí liánghandle in the shape of a hoop
板梁橋bǎn liáng qiáoplate girder bridge

一條小路跨過橋梁，穿過田野，還爬上小丘。
yì tiáo xiǎo lù kuà guò qiáo liáng ， chuān guò tián yě ， hái pá shàng xiǎo qiū 。
A small road ran across the bridge, through the fields, and over a hill.
上梁不正下梁歪。
shàng liáng bú zhèng xià liáng wāi 。
A fish rots from the head down.