量

liáng
#241 most
frequent character
measure, estimate, amount
noun
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

量 first weighed heavy objects; old forms used 昜 yáng for sound and 東, a bag, for meaning. In modern 量, 旦 is a leftover of 昜 and 里 merges 東 over 土. Read liáng, it means 'to measure' and 'to evaluate'. Read liàng, it means 'scale' and 'amount'.

Drawn as: bag

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Example Sentences

这个瓶子可以装两量水。
zhègè píngzǐ kěyǐ zhuāng liǎng liáng shuǐ 。
This bottle can hold two measures of water.
我们需要量一下这个箱子的大小。
wǒmen xūyào liáng yīxià zhègè xiāngzǐ de dàxiǎo 。
We need to measure the size of this box.
请告诉我你需要的量。
qǐng gàosù wǒ nǐ xūyào de liáng 。
Please tell me the amount you need.

Same Characters, Different Readings

量liàng
capacity, quantity, amount

Words with similar meanings

测量cèliáng
measurement
This term refers specifically to the act of measuring and is more formal than '量'.
数量shùliàng
quantity
This word emphasizes the numerical aspect of '量' and is used in more quantitative contexts.

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