棟
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dòng · ridge-beam

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 棟

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Example sentences

Notice where 棟 sits in each complete thought.

Nà dòng fángzi shì wǒ de.那棟房子是我的。

That house belongs to me.

Source: Tatoeba #716177 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiā de páng biān jiàn le yí dòng gāo lóu.我家的旁邊建了一棟高樓。

A tall building was built next to my house.

Source: Tatoeba #552794 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǒu yí dòng zì jǐ de fángzi.他有一棟自己的房子。

He has a house of his own.

Source: Tatoeba #385507 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì zhè dòng fángzi de zhǔ rén má?你是這棟房子的主人嗎?

Are you the owner of this house?

Source: Tatoeba #865435 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì jìn wǒ bān dào lìng yí dòng gōng yù.最近我搬到另一棟公寓。

Recently I moved to another apartment.

Source: Tatoeba #801398 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhù zài yí dòng guǐ wū lǐ.我住在一棟鬼屋裡。

I live in a haunted house.

Source: Tatoeba #10290171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 棟 in context

  1. Say dòng, then recall the core meaning: ridge-beam.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 棟 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.