Chinese Character 栋 Meanings and components.

Form

栋

Meaning

栋 meaning[3] in English

Classifier For Houses Or Buildings.

Ridgepole (Old).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 栋 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and surname Dong (东)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DKD

How to write 栋

To write栋dong4classifier for … you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 东dong1surname Dong arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 东 = 栋

栋 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 栋 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 栋, looks as follow:

栋
Pinyin:dong4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Classifier For Houses Or Buildings . Ridgepole (Old)
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
东
Pinyin:dong1 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Dong

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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