粱
grain; fine food; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
fine grain; improved grain varieties
literaryUsed in formal literary contexts, refers to high-quality millet or grain crops.
Ancient agricultural books record methods for cultivating various improved grain varieties.
All the crops planted in this field are high-quality grain.
noun
fine staple food; delicacy
literaryUsed in formal literary contexts, often paired with other words to describe high-quality prepared food.
Ancient imperial courts often used fine grain and delicacies as staple foods.
The pairing of fine staple food and meat at this banquet is very elegant.
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Ancient wealthy people often ate fine staple foods, while poor people relied on coarse grain to fill their stomachs.
noun
surname
Used as a family name, appears in Chinese cultural contexts.
Professor Liang is a well-known scholar at our university.
The man next door has the family name Liang.