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桁
héng
1. pole plate
2. purlin (cross-beam in roof)
3. ridge-pole
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

桁
héng
the cross-beams of a roof
10 丶

Compound Words (3)

桁架
héngjià
truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams)
桁梁
héngliáng
brace girder
横桁帆
hénghéngfān
boom sail

Alternate Entries

桁
háng
cangue (stocks to punish criminals)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
5,379
Word Frequency Rank
3,833 of 84,292