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CHINESE CHARACTER

liǎng

两

两

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two

Numbered pinyin
liang3
English meanings
det.: two, both (sides), either (side), a few, some

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 一; bottom (Overlapping arrangement: first part 冂; second part 从.).

  • Top

    一
  • Bottom

    ⿻
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    • First part

      冂
    • Second part

      从
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱一⿻冂从

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我yǒu有liǎng两gè个gēge哥哥。

    I have two older brothers.

  2. 02

    liǎng两diǎn点le了,gāi该zǒu走le了。

    It's two o'clock; time to go.

  3. 03

    wǒ我mǎi买le了liǎng两běn本shū书。

    I bought two books.

  4. 04

    liǎng两gèrén个人yīqǐ一起zǒu走。

    Two people walk together.

  5. 05

    liǎng两tiān天hòu后jiàn见。

    See you in two days.

  6. 06

    tā他liǎng两suì岁jiù就huì会shù数shù数。

    He could count at two years old.

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