两

Stroke order

Han characterEdit

两 (radical 1 一+6, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一人人月 (MOOB))

1. two
2. both, pair, couple
3. ounce

ReferencesEdit

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 78, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 51
• Dae Jaweon: page 157, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 21, character 2
• Unihan data for U+4E24

HanziEdit

两 (traditional 兩, Jyutping loeng5, Yale leung5)

PronunciationEdit

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HanziEdit

两 (traditional 兩, Pinyin liǎng (liang3), Wade-Giles liang³)

CompoundsEdit

NumeralEdit

两 (simplified, Pinyin liǎng, traditional 兩)

1. two

   两只热气球 - two hot air ballons

2. some, few

   你们这两天真够辛苦的。nǐmen zhè liǎng tiānzhēn gòu xīnkǔ de.

   You've really been working hard the past few days.

Usage noteEdit

两 is used when counting things with a measure word, 二 is used in numbers.

Examples with 两

两个人 two people, 两年 two year

Examples with 二

二十 twenty, 第二 second

SynonymsEdit

• 二 (èr) two

NounEdit

两 (simplified, Pinyin liǎng, traditional 兩)

1. Tael, an ancient unit of weight for silver, approximatly 40 grams
2. 市两 market tael, equal to 50 grams

ReferencesEdit

• "两" (in Mandarin/English), MDBG English to Chinese dictionary ( Based on CC-CEDICT ). URL accessed on 2014-03-21.
• ""Er" and "liang"" (in Mandarin/English), Chinese Grammar Wiki. URL accessed on 2014-03-21.
• "Jukuu" (in Mandarin/English), Jukuu. URL accessed on 2014-03-21.