liǎng

two

Simplified form of . Combination of two characters. also represents the sound.

Components
丙 sound component

  Sound component

bǐng

  

third

丙 sound component

  Sound component

bǐng

  

third

Evolution

两 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
两 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
两 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
两 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
两 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce; two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty [jīn] (old)

Most common words with 两
Freq.
Word
Meaning

two

两国

both countries

两岸

bilateral

两者

both sides

两边

either side

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 4 characters (3 verified)

𬜯

Unknown component in 3 characters (0 verified)