Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced liang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced liang, including 两 liǎng, 量 liáng / liàng, 良 liáng, 亮 liàng, 粮 liáng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For liang, start on l and let it run into iang without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial l
Start the syllable on the initial l, then run straight into the final iang — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final iang
Settle the final iang into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (两 liǎng, 量 liáng / liàng, 良 liáng, 亮 liàng, 粮 liáng) and lock in their tones. 10 common characters share the sound liang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
liang turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 量, 良, 粮… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 两, 俩 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 亮, 辆, 谅 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing liang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
10 common characters in this group.