樘

Mandarin · pinyin chěng#

Meanings · chěng

  1. a pillar
Mandarin · pinyin táng#

Meanings · táng

  1. pillar
  2. door post
  3. door or window frame
  4. classifier for doors or windows
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樘
táng · a pillar, doorpost
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3 · cheng3

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tong4

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樘 · cheng3 · tang2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 59,152, 59,153
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Exact source records樘 樘 [cheng3] /a pillar/樘 樘 [tang2] /pillar/door post/door or window frame/classifier for doors or windows/