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桁

háng
#5,327 most
frequent character
cangue (stocks to punish criminals)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

桁 pairs 木 wood for meaning with 行 xíng, which is both sound and meaning. It first meant a roof crossbeam. Read háng, it means stocks for punishing criminals.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

桁héng
pole plate, purlin (cross-beam in roof)

Homophones

行háng
row,line
航háng
boat, ship, craft, to navigate

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