栋

dòng

d+òng·4th tone

classifier for houses or buildings

Radical: 木 Strokes: 9 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

栋=木+东

Etymology

wood

Meanings

classifier for houses or buildings

ridgepole (old)

dòng

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Words with 栋 63 total

ridgepole · ridgepole and beams · person able to bear heavy responsibility · mainstay (of organization) · pillar (of state)栋梁dòng liáng building楼栋lóu dòng (of a building) detached独栋dú dòng Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004吴作栋Wú Zuò dòng lit. the ridgepole breaks and the rafters collapse (idiom) · fig. the downfall or death of a leader; the collapse of a regime栋折榱崩dòng zhé cuī bēng

Idioms with 栋 23 total Chain

richly ornamented (building)雕梁画栋diāo liáng huà dòng lit. the ridgepole breaks and the rafters collapse (idiom) · fig. the downfall or death of a leader; the collapse of a regime栋折榱崩dòng zhé cuī bēng

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