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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- liang2
- English meanings
- cool, cold, discouraged, disappointed
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 冫; right 京.
Meaning & sound clues
冫 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “ice”.
京 is identified as the sound component (jīng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 凉.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
two
light
two; both
dry in air; air
beam; bridge
grain; food
good
forgive; understand
classifier for vehicles
measure word (general)
amount
beautiful; pretty
Example sentences
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Related words
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