梁 (loeng4 | liang2) : Chinese surname; Liang dynasty

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梁

loeng4

liang2

[1] a Chinese surname
[2] Liang dynasty (AD 502-557) in southern China
[3] Liang state (also known as Wei till 361 BC)
[4] variant and simplified form of 樑

Stroke count: 11

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

梁

This word has been viewed 15271 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Nov 2010 14:21

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高梁 gou1 loeng4 gao1 liang2 = sorghum

脊梁 zek3 loeng4 ji3 liang5 = backbone; spine

橋梁 kiu4 loeng4 qiao2 liang2 = bridge (formal usage)

鼻梁 bei6 loeng4 bi2 liang2 = bridge of the nose

高梁酒 gou1 loeng4 zau2 = Gaoliang spirit

橫梁 waang4 loeng4 heng2 liang2 = crossbeam

板梁橋 baan2 loeng4 kiu4 ban3 liang2 qiao2 = plate girder bridge

大梁 daai6 loeng4 = a girder

繞梁三日 jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6 rao4 liang2 san1 ri4 = sonorous and resounding

慘過梁天來 caam2 gwo3 loeng4 tin1 loi4 can3 guo4 liang2 tian1 lai2 = very tragic; even more tragic than Leung Tin Loi 粵

梁振英 loeng4 zan3 jing1 liang2 zhen4 ying1 = Leung Chun Ying, CY Leung

浮梁 fau4 loeng4 fu2 liang2 = Fuliang (place in Jiangxi)

梁河 loeng4 ho4 liang2 he2 = Lianghe (place in Yunnan)

梁平 loeng4 ping4 liang2 ping2 = Liangping (place in Sichuan)

梁山 loeng4 saan1 liang2 shan1 = Liangshan (place in Shandong)

梁家輝 loeng4 gaa1 fai1 liang2 jia1 hui1 = Tony Leung Ka-fai

梁國雄 loeng4 gwok3 hung4 = Leung Kwok-hung, aka Long Hair (長毛)

梁山伯與祝英台 loeng4 saan1 baak3 jyu5 zuk1 jing1 toi4 liang2 shan1 bo2 yu3 zhu4 ying1 tai2 = The Butterfly Lovers

梁祝 loeng4 zuk1 liang2 zhu4 = The Butterfly Lovers (abbr)

梁靖琪 loeng4 zing6 kei4 liang2 jing4 qi2 = Toby Jing-Kei Leung

梁醒波 loeng4 sing2 bo1 liang2 xing3 bo1 = leung sing bo

梁朝偉 loeng4 ciu4 wai5 liang2 chao2 wei3 = Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

梁詠琪 loeng4 wing6 kei4 liang2 yong3 qi2 = Gigi Leung

梁家仁 loeng4 gaa1 jan4 liang2 jia1 ren2 = Leung Ka-Yan (a.k.a., Bryan Leung)

梁漢文 loeng4 hon3 man4 liang4 han3 wen4 = Edmond Leung

梁立 loeng4 lap6 liang2 li4 = Ryan Rie

梁洛施 loeng4 lok3 si1 liang2 luo4 shi1 = Isabella Leong

梁小冰 loeng4 siu2 bing1 liang2 xiao3 bing1 = Noel Leung Siu Bing (a.k.a., Vivian Leung Siu Bing)

梁偉庭 loeng4 wai5 ting4 liang2 wei3 ting2 = Leung Wai Ting

梁永傑 loeng4 wing5 git6 liang2 yong3 jie2 = Leung Wai Kit

梁琤 loeng4 zaang1 liang2 cheng1 = Jade Leung

梁靜茹 loeng4 zing6 jyu4 liang2 jing4 ru2 = Fish Leong (a.k.a, Jasmine)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+6881 (off-site link)

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