棟 = 木 + 東

棟 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “the main beams supporting a house”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 東 (east).

Keyword: the main beams supporting a house
Pinyin (Mandarin): dòng
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: основные балки, поддерживающие дом
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 棟 ridgepole

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
東 east

How to find 棟 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “east”. 棟 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 棟 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.