(liáng)

HSK 413 strokesTrad.

grain

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liáng
Meaning
grain; food; provisions; agricultural tax paid in grain
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰米良

In this compound, the meaning comes from (grain); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 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.

gānliáng

rations (to take on expedition)

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gōngliáng

grain collected by the government as tax

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chūliáng

(dialect) to pay salary

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liáng

Wuliangye liquor

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elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces

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commodity grain (grain produced as a commodity rather than for self-sufficiency)

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