liǎng

two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

Radical: 一 HSK 1 m, t ideographic

Components & Etymology

两 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 两

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 两.

三两
sān liǎng
两下
liǎng xià
两亲
liǎng qīn
两仪
liǎng yí
两会
liǎng huì
两侧
liǎng cè
两倍
liǎng bèi
两全
liǎng quán
两句
liǎng jù
两国
liǎng guó
两头
liǎng tóu
两宋
liǎng sòng

Related characters (radical 一)

Characters that share the radical .

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