晾
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liàng · to air-dry

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

HSK 2.0 · Level 6HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #14630
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Learn every stroke in 晾

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

日Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 晾 sits in each complete thought.

Tāng mǔ nǐng gān máo jīn guà qǐ lái liàng gān.汤姆拧干毛巾挂起来晾干。

Tom wrung out the towel and hung it up to dry.

Source: Tatoeba #4757251 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lì bǎ tā de yīfu guà zài liàng yī shéng shàng.玛丽把她的衣服挂在晾衣绳上。

Mary hung her clothes on the clothesline.

Source: Tatoeba #4757225 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīfu bèi liàng chū qù le.衣服被晾出去了。

The clothes are drying outside.

Source: Tatoeba #400352 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bǎ yīfu liàng chū lái!你把衣服晾出来!

Hang your clothes out to dry!

Source: Tatoeba #400351 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì zuì shì hé liàng yīfu de tiān qì.這是最適合晾衣服的天氣。

This is perfect weather for drying clothes.

Source: Tatoeba #13546214 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yí gè liàng yīfu de qì jù.這是一個晾衣服的器具。

This is an appliance for drying clothes.

Source: Tatoeba #5689265 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 晾 in context

  1. Say liàng, then recall the core meaning: to air-dry.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 晾干 (liàng gān), meaning “to dry”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 晾 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.