Pronunciation

Characters pronounced liang.

11 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 11 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

亮 liàng bright bright, brilliant, radiant, light 晾 liàng natural · bright air-dry; sun-dry 谅 liàng excuse, forgive; guess, presume 辆 liàng numerary adjunct for vehicles 量 liàng measure, quantity, capacity 凉 liáng artistic · classic cool, cold; disheartened 梁 liáng bridge; beam; rafters; surname 粮 liáng natural food, grain, provisions 粱 liáng better varieties of millet 良 liáng good, virtuous, respectable 两 liǎng two, both, pair, couple; ounce

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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