Chinese Character 兩 Meanings and components.

Form

兩

Meaning

兩 meaning[3] in English

Two.

Both.

Some.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 兩 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are variant of 匝[za1] (帀) , and (𠓜)

Its radical[1] is: 入 (ru4) which means: To Enter, To Go Into, To Join, To Become A Member Of, To Confirm Or Agree With, Abbr. For 入聲|入声[Ru4 Sheng1], .入ru4to enter

In cangjie it is written with MLBO

How to write 兩

To write兩liang3two you should write a combination of 帀za1variant of … , 𠓜liang3 arranged in a + shape:

帀 + 𠓜 = 兩

兩 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 兩 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 兩, looks as follow:

兩
Pinyin:liang3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Two . Both . Some . A Few . Tael, Unit Of Weight Equal To 50 Grams (Modern) Or 1⁄16 Of A Catty 斤[Jin1] (Old)
帀
Pinyin:za1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 匝[Za1]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
巾
Pinyin:jin1
Meaning[3]: Towel . General Purpose Cloth . Women'S Headcovering (Old) . Kangxi Radical 50
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
丨
Pinyin:gun3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 2)
𠓜
Pinyin:liang3 Shape:吅
入
Pinyin:ru4
Meaning[3]: To Enter . To Go Into . To Join . To Become A Member Of . To Confirm Or Agree With . Abbr. For 入聲|入声[Ru4 Sheng1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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