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棟

简栋 · 繁棟

Mandarin · pinyin dòng

classifier for houses or buildings
ridgepole (old)

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栋: dòng · main beams supporting house

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4 · dong4

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dung3 · dung6

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character · Etymology 1

main beam supporting a house; ridgepole
(literary) house; building
Classifier for buildings. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier
(figurative) important person; pillars of the state
(Sichuanese) mountain ridge; mountain peak
a surname, Dong

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