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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dong4
- English meanings
- ridgepole, m.[general],
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 东.
Meaning & sound clues
木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.
东 is identified as the sound component (dōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 栋.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
east
winter
to freeze
move
move; action
dig
east; host
ridgepole; building (measure)
gap
supervise; director; surname
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 栋梁