懂中文 Dong Chinese

量

liàng, liáng

measure

Phonosemantic compound. 東 (pictograph of a bag) represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Components
昜 sound,remnant component

昜  Sound Remnant component

yáng

  

bright

Modern form written like 旦.

東 iconic,remnant component

東  Iconic Remnant component

dōng

  

east

Depicts a bag. Modern form written like 里.

Evolution

量 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
量 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

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

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
量 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

量  

liàng

measure, quantity, capacity; capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liàng​cí], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word

量  

liáng

to measure

Most common words with 量
Freq.
Word
Meaning

力量

power

质量

quality

大量

great amount

尽量

as much as possible

量

capacity

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

糧