量

to measure

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #187 U+91CF

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

里 (semantic, “unit”) + 旦 (phonetic, dàn)

components: 旦里

quantity · Heisig RSH #180

旦 daybreak + 里 li

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 旦

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 旦 (dàn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
旦 sound component	dàn	dawn; morning; day
胆	dǎn	gallbladder; gall, guts, courage
坦	tǎn	flat, level, smooth; candid, open
担	dān	to bear, to carry; burden, responsibility
但	dàn	only; but, however, yet, still
袒	tǎn	to strip, to bare
疸	dǎn	jaundice; stomach disorder
靼	dá	the Tartars
怛	dá	grieving; worried
亶	dǎn	real, sincere, true; truth
妲	dá	concubine of the last Shang emperor
笪	dá	a coarse mat of rushes or bamboo
钽	tǎn	tantalum

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
量子电动力学	liàng zǐ diàn dòng lì xué	quantum electrodynamics QED
量子力学	liàng zǐ lì xué	quantum mechanics
不自量力	bù zì liàng lì	(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
自不量力	zì bù liàng lì	to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
量子色动力学	liàng zǐ sè dòng lì xué	quantum chromodynamics (particle physics)
不自量	bù zì liàng	not take a proper measure of oneself; to overrate one's own abilities
量子化	liàng zǐ huà	quantization (physics)
分子量	fēn zǐ liàng	molecular mass
生物量	shēng wù liàng	biomass
发电量	fā diàn liàng	(power station, solar panel etc) output; capacity
大量	dà liàng	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous
量子	liàng zǐ	(physics) quantum
水量	shuǐ liàng	volume of water; quantity of flow
无量	wú liàng	measureless; immeasurable
天量	tiān liàng	a staggering number; a mind-boggling amount
小量	xiǎo liàng	a small quantity
物理量	wù lǐ liàng	physical quantity
海量	hǎi liàng	(courteous) magnanimity; great capacity for alcohol; (attributive) enormous quantity; mass…
动量	dòng liàng	momentum
量化	liàng huà	to quantify; quantification; quantitative; to quantize; quantization