粱 (liáng): sorghum

粱 (liáng) is a Chinese character meaning “sorghum.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 米 (rice). It ranks #4551 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 米 rice13 strokesFrequency #4551

Definitions

  1. sorghum

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
高粱gāo liángsorghum
黄粱一梦huáng liáng yī mèngsee 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4]
黄粱梦huáng liáng mèngdream of golden millet
红高粱hóng gāo liángred sorghum
黄粱美梦huáng liáng měi mèngdream of golden millet
糖高粱táng gāo liángsweet sorghum
甜高粱tián gāo liángsweet sorghum
7
Total compounds
0
As first character
57
As last character
43
As middle character

粱 appears in 7 compound words: 0 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 43 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

黄粱一梦huángliángyīmèngHSK 4+

fanciful dream of wealth and rank; pipe dream; one's hopes coming to nothing

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Example Sentences

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 粱 (liáng) mean in Chinese?
粱 (liáng) primarily means "sorghum." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4551 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 粱 have?
粱 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 粱?
The radical associated with 粱 is 米 (rice). This radical appears in many characters related to rice.
What are common words containing 粱?
Common words with 粱 include: 高粱 (gāo liáng, "sorghum"); 黄粱一梦 (huáng liáng yī mèng, "see 黃粱夢|黄粱梦[huang2 liang2 meng4]"); 黄粱梦 (huáng liáng mèng, "dream of golden millet"); 红高粱 (hóng gāo liáng, "red sorghum"); 黄粱美梦 (huáng liáng měi mèng, "dream of golden millet"). There are over 7 compound words containing this character.
Is 粱 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 粱 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.