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含量 meaning in English

hánliàng

content; quantity contained

HSK 4noun19 strokes

Meaning of 含量

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hánliàng
  1. content
  2. quantity contained

How to use 含量

含量 usually follows the substance being measured, as in 糖含量 or 含糖量 for sugar content. It is common on food labels, in science, and in news reports. Example: 这种饮料的糖含量很高。(Zhè zhǒng yǐnliào de táng hánliàng hěn gāo.) This drink has a high sugar content.

含 (hán) means to hold in the mouth or contain, and 量 (liàng) means amount. Together 含量 is the amount something holds inside, like the sugar packed into a drink.

Common mistake: Learners often read 量 here with the tone of 商量 (shāngliang) or as liáng, the verb meaning to measure. In 含量 it is fourth tone, liàng. Also do not confuse 含 (hán) with 今 (jīn) or 念 (niàn), which share the top part but have different bottoms.

含量 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

淡dàn啤pí酒jiǔ是shì一yī种zhǒng酒jiǔ精jīng含hán量liàng低dī的de啤pí酒jiǔ。
Pale ale is a low-alcohol beer.
巧qiǎo克kè力lì的de铁tiě质zhì含hán量liàng比bǐ菠bō菜cài还hái要yào多duō。
Chocolate has more iron than spinach.
这zhè个ge词cí指zhǐ的de是shì由yóu于yú大dà气qì层céng里lǐ二èr氧yǎng化huà碳tàn含hán量liàng增zēng多duō而ér导dǎo致zhì全quán球qiú变biàn暖nuǎn。
It is a term used to describe the warming of the earth due to increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
因yīn为wèi啤pí酒jiǔ会huì根gēn据jù麦mài芽yá含hán量liàng去qù征zhēng税shuì，所suǒ以yǐ发fā泡pào酒jiǔ会huì比bǐ较jiào便pián宜yi。
Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

含 hán · to keep in the mouth · 7 strokes

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量 liáng · to measure · 12 strokes

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  12. 12

Related words

Words that share a character with 含量.

大量dàliànggreat amount; large quantity
商量shāngliangto consult; to talk over
力量lìliàngpower; force; strength
尽量jǐnliàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent
数量shùliàngamount; quantity; quantitative
重量zhòngliàngweight
包含bāohánto contain; to embody
质量zhìliàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
含义hányìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
测量cèliángsurvey; to measure
含有hányǒuto contain; including
能量néngliàngenergy; capabilities

Questions about 含量

What does 含量 mean?

含量 (hánliàng) means "content; quantity contained" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 含量?

含量 is made of 2 characters: 含 (7 strokes), 量 (12 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 含量 an HSK word?

Yes. 含量 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 含量 and 数量?

数量 (shùliàng) is a count or quantity of things, like the number of students. 含量 is how much of a substance is inside something else, like vitamin content in fruit.

Can 含量 be used in a figurative way?

Yes. Phrases like 科技含量 (kējì hánliàng, technological content) or 知识含量 describe how much skill or knowledge a product or job involves.

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