(liàng)

HSK 29 strokes

bright

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liàng
Meaning
bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear; to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿳亠口⿱冖几

A lit oil lamp

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  9. 9

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yuèliàng
HSK 2

the moon

Open 月亮 page →
piàoliang
HSK 2

pretty; beautiful

Open 漂亮 page →
míngliàng
HSK 5

bright

Open 明亮 page →
liàngxiàng
HSK 7-9

to strike a pose (Chinese opera)

Open 亮相 page →
liàng
HSK 7-9

bright and beautiful

Open 亮丽 page →
liàngdiǎn
HSK 7-9

highlight

Open 亮点 page →
hóngliàng
HSK 7-9

loud and clear; resonant

Open 洪亮 page →
liàngguāng

light; beam of light; gleam of light; light reflected from an object

Open 亮光 page →

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