涼
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liáng · cool, cold

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Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 涼

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Example sentences

Notice where 涼 sits in each complete thought.

Jīn tiān shàng wǔ hěn liáng shuǎng, bú shì má?今天上午很涼爽,不是嗎?

It's cool this morning, isn't it?

Source: Tatoeba #855656 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǎo cún zài yīn liáng de dì fāng.保存在陰涼的地方。

Keep it in a cool place.

Source: Tatoeba #798319 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuì jìn de tiān qì yù lái yù liáng shuǎng le.最近的天氣愈來愈涼爽了。

It is getting cooler and cooler.

Source: Tatoeba #389475 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xī bān yá rén zuì ài zài wǎn shàng wài chū sàn sàn bù 、 chéng chéng liáng.西班牙人最愛在晚上外出散散步、乘乘涼。

Spaniards love to stroll around in the evening cool.

Source: Tatoeba #400367 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yán yán xià rì lái bēi bīng liáng de pí jiǔ, rén shēng yí lè yě!炎炎夏日來杯冰涼的啤酒,人生一樂也!

There is nothing like cold beer on a hot day.

Source: Tatoeba #851051 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn wéi tiān qì hěn rè, suǒ yǐ wǒ jiù zǒu dào yīn liáng de dì fāng xiē le yí huì ér.因為天氣很熱,所以我就走到陰涼的地方歇了一會兒。

It was so hot that I got into the shade and took a rest.

Source: Tatoeba #672304 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 涼 in context

  1. Say liáng, then recall the core meaning: cool, cold.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 涼 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.