良
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liáng · good, virtuous, respectable

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #8310
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7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艮Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 良

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liángWords pronounced liáng
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Example sentences

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Zhè zhǒng wán jù huì duì xiǎo háizi dài lái bù liáng de yǐng xiǎng.这种玩具会对小孩子带来不良的影响。

Such toys have a bad influence on children.

Source: Tatoeba #13943540 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gěi le tā de háizi mén liáng hǎo de jiào yù.他給了他的孩子們良好的教育。

He gave his children a good education.

Source: Tatoeba #805585 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhēn shì yí gè hěn shàn liáng de yuàn wàng.这真是一个很善良的愿望。

This is a really kind wish.

Source: Tatoeba #2092447 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège xīn de shì chǎng kě néng gǎi liáng quán bù de gōng yè.这个新的市场可能改良全部的工业。

This new market may improve the entire industry.

Source: Tatoeba #814172 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì yí gè shēng bìng de nán rén shuō zhè zhǒng shì zhēn shì méi liáng xīn.他对一个生病的男人说这种事真是没良心。

It was heartless of him to say such a thing to the sick man.

Source: Tatoeba #817287 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ chī bù xǐ huān de shí wù huì xiāo huà bù liáng.你吃不喜歡的食物會消化不良。

Food you eat that you don't like will not be digested well.

Source: Tatoeba #777677 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 良 in context

  1. Say liáng, then recall the core meaning: good, virtuous, respectable.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 不良 (bù liáng), meaning “bad”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 良 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.