liáng = li + ang2
to measure
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liàng = li + ang4
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
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How to pronounce 量

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang2 final

In the anglepod’s kitchen.

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= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ang4 final

In the anglepod’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

量 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
dàn = d + an4
dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
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= li + Ø3
variant of 裡|里[li3]
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= li + Ø3
lining / interior / inside / internal / also written 裏|里[li3]
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= li + Ø3
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families / (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels
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Characters with 量 as component

grain / food / provisions / agricultural tax paid in grain
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Words with 量

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power / force / strength
as much as possible / to the greatest extent
as much as possible / to the greatest extent

Sentences with 量

ǎn
lǎo
sūn
piān
yào
gēn
jiào
liàng
jiào
liàng

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liáng / liàng

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