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liáng

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liáng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liáng | liang2
English translation
sorghum, millet

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About liáng

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

liáng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

millet

Etymology of liáng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱⿰氵刅米

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

chuāng

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Example sentences using liáng

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他们 tā men 高粱 gāo liáng 做成 le zhū 饲料 sì liào .

They made sorghum into pig feed.

Words with liáng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
高粱 gāo liáng sorghum高粱 gāo liáng
黄粱一梦 huáng liáng yī mèng dream of golden millet黃粱一夢
liáng sorghum liáng
黄粱美梦 huáng liáng měi mèng dream of golden millet黃粱美夢
黄粱梦 huáng liáng mèng dream of golden millet黃粱夢

liáng Decomposition & Compounds

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