凉
凉 (liáng) means “cool”. It is made of 冫 + 京 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 凉 into its parts
What 凉 is made of
- 冫 bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 京 jīng — capital
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小 xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八 bā — eight
- 亠 tóu — lid
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 京 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
凉 stroke order
Example sentences
饭已经凉了。Fàn yǐjīng liáng le.The food has already gone cold.
晚上有点儿凉。Wǎnshàng yǒudiǎnr liáng.It's a bit cool in the evening.
Words with 凉
- 凉快liángkuainice and cool
- 凉水liángshuǐcold water
- 着凉zháoliángto catch a cold
- 荒凉huāngliángdesolate
- 凄凉qīliángdreary
Also built with 冫
- 习xíto study
- 冰bīngice
- 冲chōngto rinse
- 决juéto decide
- 况kuàngcondition
- 冷lěngcold
- 冻dòngto freeze
- 净jìngclean
- 凄qībitter cold
- 准zhǔnto allow
- 凌língpure
- 减jiǎnto reduce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | liáng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | cool; cold |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 冫 (ice, #15) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) |
Questions about 凉
What does 凉 mean?
凉 (liáng) means “cool; cold”.
How many strokes does 凉 have?
凉 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 凉?
The radical of 凉 is 冫 (bīng, “ice”), Kangxi radical number 15.
What parts make up 凉?
凉 is made of 冫 (ice) and 京 (capital).
Which HSK level is 凉?
凉 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Learn 凉 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.