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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 棟

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
栋 dòng - classifier for houses or buildings
- ridgepole (old)

List Ranking for: 栋

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 2,277 4,463 4,957

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 木 东

Radical:

木

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

东

Semantic:

木

Hint:

Wood

Other Words Containing 栋

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
栋 6 6 2,277 4,463 4,957
栋梁 - 7 56,940 37,726 26,605
雕梁画栋 - - 82,750 68,227 91,778