汴梁

Biànliáng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Bianliang, a literary name of Kaifeng, capital of the Northern Song

Characters

Liang (from Daliang, the old capital here)

Examples

HSK 6

很多包公戏的故事都发生在汴梁。

Hěnduō Bāogōng xì de gùshi dōu fāshēng zài Biànliáng.

Many of the Judge Bao opera stories take place in Bianliang.

HSK 7-9

北宋的都城在汴梁。

Běisòng de dūchéng zài Biànliáng.

The Northern Song capital was at Bianliang.

Tips

history

汴 comes from the 汴河 canal, and 梁 from 大梁, the capital the state of 魏 moved to this site in the 4th century BC (hence the title 梁惠王 for King Hui of Wei). Song writers also called the city 汴京 and 东京, the Eastern Capital.

Stroke Order

汴 biàn

梁 liáng