Translation

• variant of 梁[liang2]

Synonyms

• 棱, 脊, 脊梁
• 栾, 桁, 椽子, 檩, 檩子

Examples

• 上梁不正下梁歪。
  A fish rots from the head down.
• 这些高官和富商的大四合院常常有精美雕刻并粉刷的横梁和柱子，而且有
  The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.