粮 meaning and stroke order
Food, grain, provisions
How to write 粮, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 粮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grain
- food
- provisions
- agricultural tax paid in grain
How 粮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
米 gives the meaning and 良 hints at the sound.
Radical: 米 (rice), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 粮
粮 combines 米 (mǐ, rice) on the left for meaning and 良 (liáng, good) on the right for sound. Think of it as "good rice": the grain that keeps people fed.
粮 rarely stands alone in everyday speech. It usually appears in words like 粮食 (liángshi, grain, food) and 口粮 (kǒuliáng, ration). Example: 我们不能浪费粮食。(Wǒmen bù néng làngfèi liángshi.) We must not waste food.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 艮 (gèn) and drop the dot on top. The phonetic part is 良 (liáng), which has that dot. Also, in 粮食 the second syllable is often read in the neutral tone: liángshi, not liáng shí.
Common words with 粮
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 粮食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals | HSK 4 |
| 口粮 | kǒuliáng | ration |
粮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 粮
How many strokes are in 粮?
粮 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 粮 mean?
粮 (liáng) means food, grain, provisions. A common word with it is 粮食 (liángshi), meaning "foodstuff; cereals".
How do you pronounce 粮?
粮 is pronounced liáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 粮?
The radical of 粮 is 米, which carries the idea of "rice". Dictionaries list 粮 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 粮?
The traditional form of 粮 is 糧. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 粮 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 粮 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 粮 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 粮食 and 食物?
粮食 (liángshi) means staple grains and cereals such as rice, wheat and corn, often on a large scale. 食物 (shíwù) is a general word for any food you eat, including meat, fruit and snacks.
Why does 粮 sound like 良?
粮 is a pictophonetic character. 良 (liáng) gives the pronunciation, and 米 shows the meaning is related to grain. That is why both are read liáng with the second tone.