糧 meaning and stroke order
Food, grain, provisions
How to write 糧, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 糧
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- grain
- food
- provisions
- agricultural tax paid in grain
How 糧 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
米 gives the meaning and 量 hints at the sound.
Radical: 米 (rice), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 糧
糧 puts 米 (mǐ, rice) on the left for meaning and 量 (liàng, to measure) on the right for sound. Picture grain being measured out as provisions: rice plus measuring gives you food supplies.
糧 is the traditional form used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, while mainland China writes 粮. It appears mostly in compounds about food supply, such as 糧食 (liángshi, grain, food) and 口糧 (kǒuliáng, rations). Example: 我們要節約糧食。(Wǒmen yào jiéyuē liángshi.) We should not waste food.
Common mistake: Learners often read 糧 as liàng because of the phonetic 量, but 糧 is second tone, liáng. Also, in the common word 糧食 the second syllable is usually neutral tone, liángshi, not liángshí.
Common words with 糧
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 糧食 | liángshi | foodstuff; cereals | HSK 4 |
| 口糧 | kǒuliáng | ration |
Questions about 糧
How many strokes are in 糧?
糧 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 糧 mean?
糧 (liáng) means food, grain, provisions. A common word with it is 粮食 (liángshi), meaning "foodstuff; cereals".
How do you pronounce 糧?
糧 is pronounced liáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 糧?
The radical of 糧 is 米, which carries the idea of "rice". Dictionaries list 糧 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 糧?
糧 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 粮, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 糧 and 粮?
They are the same word with the same meaning and pronunciation. 糧 is the traditional form and 粮 is the simplified form used in mainland China, where the right side is 良 (liáng) instead of 量.
Can 糧 be used alone to mean food?
In everyday speech it rarely stands alone. People say 糧食 (liángshi) for food grain or 食物 (shíwù) for food in general, and 糧 alone shows up mainly in set phrases and formal or historical writing, such as grain paid as tax.