良
good; very; very much
7 strokes
Dict coverage rank #651 U+826F
How 良 is formed
components: 丶 艮
How to remember it
high-quality · Heisig RSH #1151
a drop of + silver — as a component also called: halo
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 良 as their sound component
These characters all use 良 (liáng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 良 sound component | liáng | good, virtuous, respectable |
| 浪 | làng | breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young girl; woman; wife |
| 朗 | lǎng | bright, clear, distinct |
| 狼 | láng | wolf |
| 粮 | liáng | food, grain, provisions |
| 酿 | niàng | to ferment, to brew |
| 琅 | láng | pure, white; carnelian |
| 踉 | liàng | to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent |
| 锒 | láng | chain, lock; ornament |
| 稂 | láng | grass; weeds |
| 莨 | làng | Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica |
Words containing 良
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天地良心 | tiān dì liáng xīn | in all honesty; truth to tell |
| 不良人 | bù liáng rén | (Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers |
| 金石良言 | jīn shí liáng yán | gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice |
| 有良心 | yǒu liáng xīn | conscientious |
| 良工心苦 | liáng gōng xīn kǔ | expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill; A masterpiece demands suffering. |
| 居心不良 | jū xīn bù liáng | to harbor evil intentions (idiom) |
| 金玉良言 | jīn yù liáng yán | gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice |
| 良心发现 | liáng xīn fā xiàn | (idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulti… |
| 用心良苦 | yòng xīn liáng kǔ | to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth |
| 良苦用心 | liáng kǔ yòng xīn | to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth |
| 瓦良格人 | Wǎ liáng gé rén | Varangian (medieval term for Viking) |
| 消化不良 | xiāo huà bù liáng | indigestion |
| 马连良 | Mǎ Lián liáng | Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生 |
| 不良 | bù liáng | bad; harmful; unhealthy; (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty |
| 良人 | liáng rén | husband (arch.) |
| 新奥尔良 | Xīn ào ěr liáng | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 良心 | liáng xīn | conscience |
| 无良 | wú liáng | unscrupulous; unprincipled |
| 天良 | tiān liáng | conscience |
| 良马 | liáng mǎ | good horse |