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量

liáng

to measure

A person using a balance scale
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Character

量 liáng

Strokes
12
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
旦 dawn 里 inside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我量身高。 Wǒ liáng shēn gāo. I measure my height.
  • 请量一下。 Qǐng liáng yí xià. Please take a measurement.
  • 他量桌子。 Tā liáng zhuō zi. He measures the desk.

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