梁 liáng bridge
bridge; beam; surname
How to remember 梁: 氵 water + 刅 knife wound + 木 tree = bridge. The water is too deep to wade, so the scout, a knife wound still on his thumb, pushes a fallen tree across as a bridge.
Component breakdown
梁 = 𱥻 + 木 tree
- 𱥻
- 氵 water
- 刅 knife wound
- 木 tree
The water is too deep to wade, so the scout, a knife wound still on his thumb, pushes a fallen tree across as a bridge.
How it is used
- A beam/bridge - 桥梁 (qiáoliáng) bridge (also figurative 'bridge/link between'), 房梁 a roof beam.
- 栋梁 (dòngliáng) 'pillar and beam' = a mainstay/pillar of society: 国家栋梁.
- 脊梁 (jǐliáng) = the spine/backbone, literal and figurative.
- Also a common surname (梁).