Meaning of 凉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- cool
- cold
- the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
- to let sth cool down
How to use 凉
凉 (liáng) describes something cool or cold to the touch, like water, food, or a breeze, and appears in words like 凉快 (liángkuai) and 凉鞋 (liángxié). It can also mean bleak or sad in words like 荒凉 (huāngliáng) and 凄凉 (qīliáng). Example: 饭凉了。(Fàn liáng le.) The food has gotten cold.
凉 has the two-dot ice side 冫 next to 京 (jīng, capital). Picture a big city covered in a thin layer of ice, and everything feels cool.
Common mistake: Learners often write 凉 with three water dots 氵, because the traditional form 涼 uses 氵. The simplified form uses only two dots 冫, the ice radical. Also, 凉 is not the same as 冷 (lěng): 凉 is mildly cool, while 冷 is truly cold.
凉 in example sentences
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凉 liáng · cool · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 凉.
| 凉快 | liángkuai | pleasantly cool (weather etc); to cool oneself; to cool off |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 凉鞋 | liángxié | sandal |
| 凉爽 | liángshuǎng | cool and refreshing |
| 荒凉 | huāngliáng | desolate |
| 凄凉 | qīliáng | mournful; miserable |
| 清凉 | qīngliáng | cool; refreshing |
| 着凉 | zháoliáng | to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2] |
| 冰凉 | bīngliáng | ice-cold |
| 冲凉 | chōngliáng | (dialect) to take a shower |
Questions about 凉
What does 凉 mean?
凉 (liáng) means "cool; cold" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 凉?
凉 is made of 1 character: 凉 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 凉 an HSK word?
Yes. 凉 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 凉 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 凉 is written 涼.
When is 凉 pronounced liàng instead of liáng?
When it is a verb meaning to let something cool down, it is read liàng. For example, 把汤凉一凉 (bǎ tāng liàng yi liàng) means let the soup cool a bit.
What does 着凉 mean?
着凉 (zháoliáng) means to catch a chill or catch a cold from being exposed to cool air. People say 别着凉 (bié zháoliáng), meaning don't catch a cold.