粱
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sorghum
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 米 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 粱
- Common rank
- #3,348
- Unicode
- U+7CB1
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
fine millet · Heisig RSH #2036
decapitation + 米 rice
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 粱
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 黄粱一梦 | see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4] | |
| 红高粱 | red sorghum | |
| 黄粱美梦 | dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and power; pipe dream | |
| 糖高粱 | sweet sorghum | |
| 黄粱梦 | dream of golden millet; fig. illusions of wealth and glory; pipe dream | |
| 膏粱子弟 | (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family | |
| 甜高粱 | sweet sorghum | |
| 高粱 | sorghum; common sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) | |
| 膏粱 | fatty meat and fine grains; (by extension) exquisite food |