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量

liàng

HSK 4 Character

What 量 means

1. capacity
2. quantity
3. amount
4. to estimate
5. abbr. for {量词|liàng cí}, classifier (in Chinese grammar)
6. measure word

Other readings

量 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• liángto measure

Example sentences

• 量力而行。
  Pace yourself.
• 请尽量批评。
  Please criticise as much as possible.
• 尽量别迷路。
  Try not to get lost.
• 想酒量大一些。
  Xiǎng jiǔliàng dàyīxiē.
  I want to be able to hold my liquor better.
• 热是一种能量。
  Rè shì yīzhǒng néngliàng.
  Heat is a form of energy.
• 数量不如质量。
  Quality is more important than quantity.

Words starting with 量

• 量化liàng huàto quantify; quantification; quantitative; to quantize; quantization
• 量子liàng zǐ(physics) quantum
• 量词liàng cíclassifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
• 量变liàng biànquantitative change
• 量刑liàng xíng(law) to determine the sentence
• 量子力学liàng zǐ lì xuéquantum mechanics
• 量力而行liàng lì ér xíngto assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence…
• 量力liàng lìto estimate one's strength
• 量器liáng qìmeasuring vessel; measuring apparatus
• 量度liáng dùto measure; measurement
• 量产liàng chǎnto mass-produce
• 量程liáng chéngrange (of scales or measuring equipment)
• 量表liáng biǎogauge; meter; scale
• 量规liáng guīgauge held against an object to judge thickness, diameter etc…
• 量计liáng jìgauge
• 量子化liàng zǐ huàquantization (physics)
• 量子论liàng zǐ lùnquantum theory (physics)
• 量体重liáng tǐ zhòngto weigh oneself; to measure sb's weight
• 量入为出liàng rù wéi chūto assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means…
• 量力而为liàng lì ér wéito weigh one's abilities and act accordingly; to act according to one's means…
• 量子场论liàng zǐ chǎng lùnquantum field theory
• 量具liáng jùmeasuring device
• 量子电动力学liàng zǐ diàn dòng lì xuéquantum electrodynamics QED
• 量级liàng jíorder of magnitude; weight class (boxing etc); (fig.) class (level of capability)

Words containing 量

• 质量zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
• 数量shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative; (math) scalar quantity
• 商量shāng liangto consult; to talk over; to discuss
• 力量lì liangpower; force; strength
• 大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity; bulk
• 尽量jìn liàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent
• 重量zhòng liàngweight
• 打量dǎ liangto size sb up; to look sb up and down; to take the measure of
• 能量néng liàngenergy; capabilities
• 测量cè liángsurvey; to measure; to gauge
• 较量jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest
• 分量fēn liàng(vector) component
• 衡量héng liángto weigh; to examine; to consider
• 容量róng liàngcapacity; volume; quantitative (science)
• 产量chǎn liàngoutput
• 含量hán liàngcontent; quantity contained
• 销量xiāo liàngsales volume
• 总量zǒng liàngtotal; overall amount
• 少量shǎo liànga smidgen; a little bit; a few
• 热量rè liàngheat; quantity of heat; calorific value
• 流量liú liàngflow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic; (hydrology) discharge…
• 适量shì liàngappropriate amount
• 限量xiàn liàngto limit the amount (of); to restrict the quantity (of); limit (on quantity)…
• 音量yīn liàngloudness; volume

Characters built on 日

These share the phonetic component 日 (rì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 香xiāngfragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
• 晾liàngto dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder

Characters that look like 量

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 童tóngchild
• 景jǐng(bound form) scenery; circumstance; situation
• 董dǒngto supervise; to direct; director
• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 萱xuānorange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)
• 啻chìonly (classical, usually follows negative or question words); (not) just

Sounds the same

Read liàng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 辆classifier for vehicles
• 亮bright; light; to shine; to flash; loud and clear
• 谅to show understanding; to excuse; to presume
• 晾to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder
• 靓attractive; good-looking
• 凉to let sth cool down
• 喨used in 嘹喨
• 悢(literary) sad; melancholy
• 踉used in 踉跄
• 倞distant; to seek; old variant of 亮