Chinese symbol for “beam”
横梁
héng liáng
Traditional: 橫梁
beam
The closest CC-CEDICT match for beam is 横梁 (héng liáng), defined as: beam.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “beam”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 波束 | bō shù | beam |
| 椽 | chuán | beam; rafter |
| 平衡木 | píng héng mù | beam (gymnastics); balance beam |
| 桴 | fú | beam; rafter |
| 椽子 | chuán zi | beam; rafter |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 横梁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横向 (橫向) | héng xiàng | horizontal; orthogonal |
| 横跨 (橫跨) | héng kuà | to span; to stretch across |
| 纵横 (縱橫) | zòng héng | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth |
| 横扫 (橫掃) | héng sǎo | to sweep away; to sweep across |
| 横行 (橫行) | héng xíng | to go on the rampage; to riot |
| 横幅 (橫幅) | héng fú | horizontal scroll; banner |
| 桥梁 (橋梁) | qiáo liáng | bridge (lit. and fig.) |
| 脊梁 | jǐ liáng | backbone; spine |
See also: Japanese symbol for “beam”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.