棟

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12
Simplified Form: 栋

Pronunciation

Pinyin: dòng
Cantonese: dung3 dung6
JapaneseKun: MUNE
JapaneseOn: TOU
Korean: TONG
Vietnamese: nhắm đống

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: the main beams supporting a house

CE-Dict: classifier for houses or buildings/ridgepole (old)

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.the main beam
2.a quantifier for buildings

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: ridgepole

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《木部》棟極也。从木東聲。

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】棟
【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】𠀤多貢切，音凍。【說文】極也。【釋名】棟，中也。居屋之中也。【爾雅·釋宮】棟謂之桴。【郭註】屋檼曰棟，卽屋脊也。【易·大過】棟隆吉。　又椁之四阿亦曰棟。【左傳·成二年】椁有四阿。【鄭註】四阿，四角設棟。　又星名。【博雅】大角謂之棟星。　又【轉註古音】德紅切，音東。木名。【管子·地員篇】其桑其松，其杞其茸。種木胥容，楡桃柳棟。　又屋脊之棟，亦叶音東。【蘇軾·徐孺子亭詩】徐君鬱鬱㵎底松，陳君落落堂上棟。㵎深松茂不遭伐，堂毀棟折傷其躬。
考證：〔【逸雅】棟，中也。〕　謹照原書逸雅改釋名。〔【管子·地員篇】其桑其松，其杞其茸。棰木胥容。〕　謹照原文棰改種。

CF-Dict: (classificateur pour les bâtiments)/poutre de faîte/poutre maîtresse/pilier

Han-De-Dict: First, Dachfirst (u.E.) (S)