量 (loeng4 loeng6 | liang2 liang4) : to measure; quantity; capacity

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量

loeng4 loeng6

liang2 liang4

[粵拼]loeng4 [拼音]liang2
[v] measure

[粵拼]loeng6 [拼音]liang4
[1] [n] quantity [2] [n] capacity [3] [v] estimate

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: (#166)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

量

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Nov 2009 19:43

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力量 lik6 loeng6 li4 liang5 = power; physical strength; force

高質量 gou1 zat1 loeng6 gao1 zhi4 liang4 = high quality

商量 soeng1 loeng6 shang1 liang4 = discuss; consult

重量 cung5 loeng6 zhong4 liang4 = weight

量詞 loeng6 ci4 liang4 ci2 = (lang.) measure word; classifier

盡量 zeon6 loeng6 jin3 liang4 = to the best of one's ability

少量 siu2 loeng6 shao3 liang4 = small portion; a little bit

數量 sou3 loeng6 shu4 liang4 = amount; quantity

容量 jung4 loeng6 rong2 liang4 = capacity

熱量 jit6 loeng6 re4 liang4 = (measurement of, or degree of) heat
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我過咗年就要做個量地官囉粵
I'll be out of a job after the new year.

我想請您給我量一下我的胸圍尺寸。國
I want you to take my chest measurement.

景氣好壞可從口紅銷售量看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.

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Decimal representation of this word: 量
Unicode code for this character: U+91cf (off-site link)

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