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両
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two

HSK 10 N2
Abstract →Numbers
liǎng
リョウ
てる、ふたつ
량
Combination of two 丙 characters. 丙 also represents the sound.
Components
丙 third+ 丙 third =
兩 two
丙 Phonetic component
bǐng third
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丙 Phonetic component
bǐng third
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Notes
Similar Characters
两 couple (simp)更 even more柄 handle (jp)炳 bright (70b3)病 illness邊 border (trad)邴 city商 salesman陋 undesirable
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
兩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
两 / 兩 [liǎng]
two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jīn] (old)
Japanese
両 りゃん 同音
  1. numeric two (esp. in hand games)
  2. noun archaicderogatoryabbrev. samurai
両 (rare) テール 同音
noun usually kana tael (Chinese unit of weight and currency)
両 りょう 同音

prefix

  1. both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)

counter

  1. counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
  2. archaic counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.

noun

  1. ryō; tael; (explanation) traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
  2. ryō; (explanation) pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
  3. ryō; (explanation) traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
  4. archaic ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
Korean
냥 [兩]
Bound
nyang; (archaic) A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting money.; nyang; A bound noun that serves as a unit for measuring the weight of precious metals or herbal medicine.
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (2)
両地域は宗教と文化が違っている。
The two regions differ in religion and culture.
この列車は七両編成です。
This train is made up of seven cars.
Japanese Names
両 りょう
Ryō place name
CHINESE WORDS (157)
两国 [liǎng​guó] #1,858
both countries
两岸 [liǎng​'àn] #42,913
bilateral
两者 [liǎng​zhě] #4,432
both sides
两边 [liǎng​bian] #6,479
either side
两头 [liǎng​tóu] #30,206
both ends
两面 [liǎng​miàn] #32,130
both sides
两旁 [liǎng​páng] #35,566
both sides
两端 [liǎng​duān] #23,678
both ends (of a stick etc)
两样 [liǎng​yàng] #12,620
two kinds
两码事 [liǎng​mǎ​shì] #12,265
two quite different things
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 二 [に] #532
two
⭐ 両手 [りょうて] #1,335
both hands
⭐ 両親 [りょうしん] #1,530
parents
⭐ 両方 [りょうほう] #2,583
both
⭐ 両腕 [りょううで] #3,660
both arms
⭐ 両者 [りょうしゃ] #5,023
pair
⭐ 両足 [りょうそく] #5,402
both feet
ご両親 [ごりょうしん] #5,692
(someone else's) parents
⭐ 両側 [りょうがわ] #7,374
both sides
⭐ 両国 [りょうこく] #8,105
both countries
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KOREAN WORDS (13)
양자 #28,662
both sides; both parties; being bilateral
양성 #37,554
both sexes; two sexes
양강도
Yanggang-do Province
양국
both countries; two countries
양극
the positive and negative poles
양립
coexistence; compatibility
양면
both sides
양방
both parties
양서류
amphibian
양성평등
gender equality; sexual equality
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