凉
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liáng / liàng · cool, cold

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #4088
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Readings & meanings

凉 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

liáng

cool; cold

凉快liáng kuai · pleasantly cool
liàng

to let sth cool down

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Character anatomy

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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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冫Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 凉

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liángcool; cold
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Example sentences

Notice where 凉 sits in each complete thought.

Jīn tiān hěn liángkuai.今天很凉快。

It's cool today.

Source: Tatoeba #405263 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yīnggāi xiǎo xīn bú yào zháoliáng.你应该小心不要着凉。

You'd better be careful not to catch cold.

Source: Tatoeba #838792 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān qì tǐng liáng shuǎng.天气挺凉爽。

The weather is quite pleasantly cool.

Source: Tatoeba #2349159 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ gěi zì jǐ jiāo liáng shuǐ yǐ qīng xǐng guò lái.汤姆给自己浇凉水以清醒过来。

Tom poured cold water over himself to wake himself up.

Source: Tatoeba #5576768 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yì kǒu qì hē xià bàn bēi duō liáng chá.她一口气喝下半杯多凉茶。

She gulped down half her tea in one mouthful.

Source: Tatoeba #2367498 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zháoliáng le.他着凉了。

He caught a cold.

Source: Tatoeba #334129 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 凉 in context

  1. Say liáng / liàng, then recall the core meaning: cool, cold.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 凉快 (liáng kuai), meaning “pleasantly cool”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 凉 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.