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善良 shànliáng

善良 shànliáng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 善良 shànliáng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shànliáng | shan4 liang2
English translation
good and honest
kind-hearted

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Traditional form

善良 shànliáng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 善良 shànliáng

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shàn

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Composed of two yán (speech) components and Yáng (sheep). In ancient China sheep ( Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why Yáng is a component in characters like Měi (beautiful), xiáng (auspicious), shàn (benevolent), and (justice).

Positional decomposition

Yáng ⿱⿱丷一口

Number of Strokes

12
liáng

Explanation

Pictograph of a hallway, now written as láng . The character is based on the original meaning "hallway", which is unrelated to the modern meaning.

Positional decomposition

丶艮

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 善良 shànliáng

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春春 shì 非常 fēicháng 善良 shànliáng de 女孩子 nǚ hái zi , xiàng 天使 tiān shǐ .

Chris is a very kind girl, like an angle.

wéi ! —— 这是怎么 zěnme jiǎng , 善良 shànliáng de Dīng 梅斯 Méi sī 代尔先生 Xiānsheng ? ”

" Ay -- how is that, good Master Dimmesdale? "

老师 lǎoshī 非常 fēicháng 善良 shànliáng ,非常 fēicháng Shuài . 我们 wǒmen dōu hěn 喜欢 xǐhuan .

Mr. Xu is very good and handsome. We all like him.

粗暴 cū bào de 外表 wàibiǎo 下藏 zhāo 一颗非常 fēicháng 善良 shànliáng de xīn

His gruff exterior concealed one of the kindest hearts.

他们 tā men 现在 xiànzài 开始 kāishǐ 意识 yìshí dào 那些 nà xiē 心地善良 xīn dì shàn liáng de 陌生人 mò shēng rén bāng le 他们 tā men 多大 duō dà de máng

They are now realising just how much they owe to kind-hearted strangers.

善良 shànliáng Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 善良 shànliáng and their own compounds.

善良 shànliáng Compounds

See all 193 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 善良 shànliáng in their composition.

  • shàn
    • shàn , shàn , shàn , , shàn , shàn , , , , , , , shàn , , , shàn
  • liáng
    • shí
      • cān
      • shì
      • ěr , tāo , xiǎng , bǐng , tiè , yàn , něi , , cān , sūn , yǐn , fàn , , hài , tiǎn , tóng , , juàn , , zhuì , tán , , è , nuǎn , hún , huì , , , táng , , chì , , yōng , , fēn , cān , cān , , shí , , , , , , tún , rèn , , chì , fàn ,
      • yǐn , , , , , , , , , , bǎo , , , jiǎo , , bǐng , , xiǎng , le , , , è , , jùn , , , , yáo , hún , , , jiàn , xiàn , , , , , guǎn , , , , , , wèi , , , , , ,
      • , liú , 餿 sōu , , , , , mán , , xiū , jǐn , sǎn , kuì , zhuàn , , , , ráo , , , xiǎng , , , yàn , , chán , , , , náng
    • làng
    • Láng
      • láng , láng , láng , lāng , Láng , xiāng , , láng ,
    • juàn
      • yìng , yàng , , , yǎng , ,
    • niáng , láng , niàng , liáng , láng , liáng , láng , làng , làng , làng , láng , lǎng , láng , láng , , , , , , , , , , , , láng , láng , shí ,
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