(liǎng)

HSK 17 strokesTrad.

two

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liǎng
Meaning
two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱一⿻冂从

Two people 从 together in a cart

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : Two people 入 together in a cart

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

liǎngàn
HSK 5

bilateral

Open 两岸 page →
liǎng
HSK 6

two sides; both sides

Open 两侧 page →
liǎngshǒu
HSK 6

one's two hands

Open 两手 page →
liǎngkǒu
HSK 7-9

husband and wife

Open 两口子 page →
sānliǎng

two or three

Open 三两 page →
liǎngxià

twice; for a little while

Open 两下 page →
liǎngbèi

twice as much; double the amount

Open 两倍 page →

(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with

Open 一刀两断 page →

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