谅 meaning and stroke order
To excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume
How to write 谅, stroke by stroke
10 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 谅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to show understanding
- to excuse
- to presume
- to expect
How 谅 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
讠 gives the meaning and 京 hints at the sound.
Radical: 讠 (words), shared by 144 characters on this site.
How to remember 谅
谅 is made of 讠 (speech) on the left and 京 (jīng, capital) on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture someone in the big capital city using kind words to forgive a neighbor.
谅 rarely stands alone in modern speech. It mostly appears in words like 原谅 (yuánliàng), 谅解 (liàngjiě) and 体谅 (tǐliàng), all about understanding or forgiving others. Example: 请原谅我。(Qǐng yuánliàng wǒ.) Please forgive me.
Common mistake: Learners often read 谅 as jīng because of the 京 component, or confuse it with 凉 (liáng, cool) and 晾 (liàng, to air dry), which share the same right side. Remember that 谅 has the speech radical 讠 and the fourth tone.
Common words with 谅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
谅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 谅
How many strokes are in 谅?
谅 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 谅 mean?
谅 (liàng) means to excuse, to forgive; to guess, to presume. A common word with it is 原谅 (yuánliàng), meaning "to excuse; to forgive".
How do you pronounce 谅?
谅 is pronounced liàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 谅?
The radical of 谅 is 讠, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 谅 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 谅?
The traditional form of 谅 is 諒. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 谅 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 谅 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 谅 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 原谅 and 谅解?
原谅 (yuánliàng) means to forgive someone for a mistake. 谅解 (liàngjiě) means to understand someone's situation and make allowances, and it is often used for mutual understanding between people or groups.
How is 谅 used to mean presume or expect?
In written or formal Chinese, 谅 can mean to presume, as in 谅他不敢来 (liàng tā bù gǎn lái), I expect he won't dare to come. This sense is literary and much less common than the forgiving sense.