量
量 (liáng) means “to measure”. It is made of 旦 + 里 and has 12 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 量 into its parts
What 量 is made of
- 旦 dàn — dawn
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日 rì — sun; day
- 里 lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田 tián — field
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
量 stroke order
Example sentences
请帮我量一下体重。Qǐng bāng wǒ liáng yīxià tǐzhòng.Please help me measure my weight.
医生给他量了体温。Yīshēng gěi tā liáng le tǐwēn.The doctor took his temperature.
Words with 量
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 商量shāngliangto discuss
- 尽量jǐnliàngas much as possible
- 力量lìliangstrength
- 数量shùliàngquantity
- 测量cèliángto measure
- 含量hánliàngcontent
- 质量zhìliàngquality
- 重量zhòngliàngweight
- 打量dǎliangto look somebody up and down
- 分量fènliangweight
- 较量jiàoliàngto compete
- 能量néngliàngenergy
- 少量shǎoliànga small amount
Also built with 旦
Quick facts
| Pinyin | liáng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to measure |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Radical | 里 (village, #166) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 4 (2021) |
Questions about 量
What does 量 mean?
量 (liáng) means “to measure”.
How many strokes does 量 have?
量 has 12 strokes.
What is the radical of 量?
The radical of 量 is 里 (lǐ, “village”), Kangxi radical number 166.
What parts make up 量?
量 is made of 旦 (dawn) and 里 (unit of distance equal to 0.5km).
Which HSK level is 量?
量 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Learn 量 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.