凉 liáng · liàng

HSK 2Character2 readings

cool; slightly cold, like nice weather or cool water

Radical: 冫
Strokes: 10
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 冫京
Traditional: 涼
Frequency: #1724 most common character

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Readings and meanings

liángMain reading liàngRare reading

liáng

liang2Main readingHSK 2

cool; slightly cold, like nice weather or cool water
cold (of food, as in 凉菜: a cold dish)

Examples

今天天气很凉。
jīn tiān tiān qì hěn liáng
The weather is cool today.
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这杯水太凉了。
zhè bēi shuǐ tài liáng le
This glass of water is too cold.
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我喜欢吃凉菜。
wǒ xǐ huan chī liáng cài
I like eating cold dishes.
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Words that use “凉” as liáng

凉快liáng kuaipleasantly cool, said about weather, air, or a placeWordHSK 2 凉水liáng shuǐcool waterWordHSK 3 凉鞋liáng xiésandalWordHSK 6 凄凉qī liángempty, quiet, and sad, with no people or lifeWordHSK 7–9 凉爽liáng shuǎngpleasantly coolWordHSK 7–9 清凉qīng liángpleasantly coolWordHSK 7–9 荒凉huāng liáng(of a place) empty and quiet, with very few peopleWordHSK 7–9 乘凉chéng liángto enjoy the coolWord

liàng

liang4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is liáng.

to let sth cool down CC-CEDICT

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Practice writing 凉

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Same radical 冫

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决jué 习xí 准zhǔn 冷lěng 况kuàng 冰bīng 冲chōng 减jiǎn 净jìng 凈jìng 凌líng 冻dòng

凉

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