凉 - liáng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
10 strokes
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凉 (涼)

liáng

Definition

cool
cold

Other pronunciations

liàng

to let sth cool down

Character Decomposition

Related words (36)

pavilion

summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo)

凉快

liáng kuai

(pleasantly) cool; nice and cold

a slight chill

salad with dressing; cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. coleslaw)

mat awning; arbor

cold water; cool water; unboiled water

refreshing; cool

liangpi (noodle-like dish)

凉粉

liáng fěn

liangfen (Chinese dish); grass jelly (Chinese dish)

cold noodles

sandal

felt a chill (in one's heart); (one's heart) sank

乘凉

chéng liáng

to cool off in the shade

ice-cold

(dialect) to take a shower

desolate

to catch cold

sorrowful; dismal

cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing

渗凉

shèn liáng

to feel cold (as symptom); permeated by cold

着凉

zháo liáng

to catch cold; Taiwan pr. [zhao1 liang2]

the cool of autumn

to enjoy the cool air

desolate; bleak

desolate

shady and cool

shady

soothing ointment; balm

清补凉

qīng bǔ liáng

ching bo leung, an icy, sweet dessert soup

shady place

sneering; sarcasm; cynical remarks

手搭凉棚

shǒu dā liáng péng

to shade one's eyes with one's hand

拔凉拔凉

bá liáng bá liáng

(dialect) very cold; chilled

说风凉话

shuō fēng liáng huà

to sneer; to make cynical remarks; sarcastic talk

喝凉水都塞牙

hē liáng shuǐ dōu sāi yá

(coll.) to be out of luck

Idioms (2)

世态炎凉

shì tài yán liáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

心静自然凉

xīn jìng zì rán liáng

a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)

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