梁 (liáng) — a common Chinese surname; (historical) the State of Liang (403–255 BC, renamed from Wei in 361 BC); (historical) the Liang dynasty (502–577) and Later Liang dynasty (907–923)
Definition
梁 (Liáng) is most familiar as a Chinese surname. Historically it also names several short-lived dynasties and the State of Liang (renamed from Wei in 361 BC).
noun
a common Chinese surname(historical) the State of Liang (403–255 BC, renamed from Wei in 361 BC)(historical) the Liang dynasty (502–577) and Later Liang dynasty (907–923)
Examples
- 梁，。Tā xìng liáng, zài lì shǐ xué jiè hěn yǒu míng.His surname is Liang, and he is famous in the historical academic world.
- 梁。liáng Cháo shì zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng wén huà fán róng de shí qī zhī yī.The Liang dynasty was one of the culturally prosperous periods in Chinese history.
- 梁。Wǔ dài shí qī de hòu liáng zhī chí xù le shí liù nián.The Later Liang of the Five Dynasties period lasted only sixteen years.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
梁 pairs 水 (water) and 木 (wood) to show a bridge, with 刅 giving the sound.
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