Translingual [ edit ] Han character [ edit ] 梁 (radical 75, 木 +7, 11 strokes, cangjie input ECD ) or 水戈木 (EID ), four-corner 33904 , composition 氵 刅 木 (G J K V or U+F97A) or ⿱⿰氵 刅 𣎳 (H T ))
Derived characters [ edit ] References [ edit ] Chinese [ edit ] Glyph origin [ edit ] Phono-semantic compound (形聲 OC *raŋ水 ( “ water ” ) + phonetic 刅 ( OC *sʰraŋ) + semantic 木 ( “ wood ” ) — a bridge.
Etymology [ edit ]
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Pronunciation [ edit ]
Mandarin
Cantonese
Hakka
Min Dong
Min Nan
(Hokkien Xiamen Quanzhou Taipei Kaohsiung Lukang Sanxia Yilan Kinmen Magong Hsinchu Taichung
(Hokkien Zhangzhou Tainan
(Hokkien Xiamen Quanzhou mainstream Taiwanese )
(Hokkien Zhangzhou
Note :
niû/niô͘ - vernacular;
liông/liâng - literary. Note :
nion5, niên5 - vernacular (niên5 - Chaozhou);
liang5 - literary. Wu
Rime
Character
梁
Reading #
1/1
Initial (聲 )
來
Final (韻 )
陽
Tone (調 )
Level (Ø)
Openness (開合 )
Open
Division (等 )
III
Fanqie 呂 章 切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
/lɨɐŋ/
Pan
/liɐŋ/
Shao
/liɑŋ/
Edwin
/lɨaŋ/
Li
/liaŋ/
Wang
/lĭaŋ/
Bernard
/li̯aŋ/
Expected
liáng
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
梁
Reading #
1/1
Modern
liáng
Middle
‹ ljang ›
Old
/*raŋ/
English
beam; bridge
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
梁
Reading #
1/1
No.
1648
Phonetic
刅
Rime
陽
Rime
0
Corresponding
良
Old
/*raŋ/
Definitions [ edit ] 梁
Alternative form of 樑 bridge ; roof beam ; ridge ”); also the simplified form. ( historical ) state of Liang
An ancient Chinese state during the Spring and Autumn period
An ancient Chinese state of Wei after moving its capital to Daliang
An ancient Chinese state during the Han dynasty
An ancient Chinese state during the Jin (晉
One of two ancient Chinese states during the end of the Sui dynasty ( historical ) Liang dynasty
Southern Liang, one of the Southern Dynasties
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties A surname .
Synonyms [ edit ] ( state of Wei ) : 魏 wèi 魏國 魏国 Wèiguó ( state ) : 梁國 梁国 Liángguó ( dynasty ) : 梁朝 Liángcháo ( Southern Liang ) : 南梁 蕭梁 萧梁 ( Later Liang ) : 後梁 后梁 Hòuliáng 朱梁 See also [ edit ]
Dynasties (朝代
Name
Time period
Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝 ～代
2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝 ～代 殷 (～朝 ～代
1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝 ～代
1046 – 256 BCE
Western Zhou 西周
Eastern Zhou 東周 东周 Spring and Autumn period 春秋
Warring States period 戰國 战国
Qin 秦 (～朝 ～代
221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 汉 (～朝 ～代
206 BCE CE
Western Han 西漢 西汉
Xin 新 (～朝
Eastern Han 東漢 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 三国 220 – 280 CE
Wei 魏
Shu 蜀
Wu 吳 吴
Jin 晉 晋 (～朝 ～代
265 – 420 CE
Western Jin 西晉 西晋
Eastern Jin 東晉 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 420 – 589 CE
Northern dynasties 北朝 Northern Wei 北魏
Western Wei 西魏
Eastern Wei 東魏 东魏
Northern Zhou 北周
Northern Qi 北齊 北齐
Southern dynasties 南朝 Liu Song 劉宋 刘宋
Southern Qi 南齊 南齐
Liang 梁 (～朝 ～代
Chen 陳 陈 (～朝 ～代
Sui 隋 (～朝 ～代
581 – 618 CE
Tang 唐 (～朝 ～代
618 – 907 CE
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 五代十国 907 – 960 CE
Liao 遼 辽 (～朝 ～代
907 – 1125 CE
Song 宋 (～朝 ～代
960 – 1279 CE
Northern Song 北宋
Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏 1038 – 1227 CE
Jin 金 (～朝 ～代
1115 – 1234 CE
Western Liao 西遼 西辽 1124 – 1218 CE
Yuan 元 (～朝 ～代
1271 – 1368 CE
Ming 明 (～朝 ～代
1368 – 1644 CE
Qing 清 (～朝 ～代
1636 – 1912 CE
Compounds [ edit ] Japanese [ edit ] 梁
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names )
Readings [ edit ] 梁 (hiragana はり rōmaji hari
beam , joist 梁 (hiragana やな rōmaji yana
fish trap, fish weir 梁 • (ryang>yang ) (hangeul 량 >양 revised ryang>yang, McCune–Reischauer ryang>yang, Yale lyang>yang)
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