凉 (liáng) means "cool; cold" in Chinese. It has 10 strokes with the radical 冫, and is HSK Level 2. Difficulty: 3.4/5.
cool; cold
The character 凉 (liáng) is written with 10 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 冫 is one of its key components.
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凉 is pronounced liáng in Mandarin Chinese. It means cool; cold.
This is a polyphonic character with readings: liáng, liàng.
As an HSK Level 2 character, 凉 is among the first characters beginners learn.
树荫下很凉快。
shù yīn xià hěn liáng kuài
It's very cool under the shade of the tree.
请给我一杯凉水。
qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi liáng shuǐ
Please give me a glass of cold water.
他的手冰凉。
tā de shǒu bīng liáng
His hands are ice-cold.
把热汤凉一凉再喝。
bǎ rè tāng liàng yī liàng zài hē
Let the hot soup cool down before drinking it.
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