兩
- two, a pair;
- both;
Etymology
兩 is the Chinese character ‘두 량’, meaning “two,” “a pair,” or the monetary unit “냥 (liǎng).”
The character is an ideograph depicting a yoke and reins placed on the backs of two horses, symbolizing the concept of “two” or “a pair.”
Words that derived from 兩
- 양대(兩大)–two great; two major
- 양면(兩面)–both sides
- 양반(兩班)–yangban; gentleman; husband; sir; mister; dude; breeze; nothing
- 양분(兩分)–bisection; dividing into two
- 양성(兩性)–both sexes; two sexes; two sides; two opposite natures; characteristics of both sexes; amphiprotic property
- 양자(兩者)–both sides; both parties; being bilateral
- 양쪽(兩쪽)–both sides; both parties
兩
두/두
량/양
du/du
ryang/yang
Kangxi radical:11, 入 + 6
Strokes:8
Unicode:U+5169
Cangjie input:
- 一中月人 (MLBO)
Composition:
- ⿻ 帀 𠓜
