粱
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sorghum
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Dict coverage rank #3,348 U+7CB1
How 粱 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
米 (semantic, “millet”) + 刅 (phonetic)
How to remember it
fine millet · Heisig RSH #2036
decapitation + 米 rice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 粱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄粱一梦 | huáng liáng yī mèng | see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4] |
| 红高粱 | hóng gāo liáng | red sorghum |
| 黄粱美梦 | huáng liáng měi mèng | dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and power; pipe dream |
| 糖高粱 | táng gāo liáng | sweet sorghum |
| 黄粱梦 | huáng liáng mèng | dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and glory; pipe dream |
| 膏粱子弟 | gāo liáng zǐ dì | (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family |
| 甜高粱 | tián gāo liáng | sweet sorghum |
| 高粱 | gāo liáng | sorghum; common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) |
| 膏粱 | gāo liáng | fatty meat and fine grains; (by extension) exquisite food |