• 133rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 128 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
𠓜

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liǎng (liang3)two • both • some • a few • tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

一举两得 (一舉兩得)
三三两两 (三三兩兩)
三天两头 (三天兩頭)
三言两语 (三言兩語)
两口子 (兩口子)
两败俱伤 (兩敗俱傷)
两样 (兩樣)
两肋插刀 (兩肋插刀)
进退两难 (進退兩難)
银两 (銀兩)

Uncommon

人财两空 (人財兩空)
两下 (兩下)
两下子 (兩下子)
两全 (兩全)
两全其美 (兩全其美)
两栖 (兩棲)
两码事 (兩碼事)
两难 (兩難)
公两 (公兩)
势不两立 (勢不兩立)
半斤八两 (半斤八兩)
小两口儿 (小兩口兒)
斤两 (斤兩)
誓不两立 (誓不兩立)

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  • 88th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 100 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yàng (yang4)manner • pattern • way • appearance • shape • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yàng (yang4)The component is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

一样 (一樣)
怎样 (怎樣)
这样 (這樣)

Uncommon

同样 (同樣)
小样 (小樣)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
榜样 (榜樣)
模样 (模樣)
样子 (樣子)
样样 (樣樣)
照样 (照樣)
什么样 (甚麼樣)
那样 (那樣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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