栋

See also: 棟

栋 U+680B, 栋 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-680B ← 栊 [U+680A] CJK Unified Ideographs 栌 → [U+680C]

Translingual

Han character

栋 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 木大木 (DKD), composition ⿰木东)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 521, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1181, character 1
• Unihan data for U+680B

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 棟 (東 → 东)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 栋 – see 棟 (“main beam supporting a house; ridgepole; house; building; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 棟).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.