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.”

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Vocabulary

to fill, to supply

a trillion, omen, sign, portent

first, foremost, before, earlier

light, radiance, brilliance

to overcome, to triumph, to win

to avoid, to escape, to be exempt

child, infant

whole, complete, entire

two, a pair, both

fair, impartial, public, official, common

together, shared, common

soldier, army, weapon, warfare

that, those, his, her, its, it (pronoun)

to equip, to furnish, to provide, to possess, to have, tools, implements, equipment, complete, whole

law, canon, code, precedent, rule

to combine, to unite, to include

to go forward, to advance slowly, gradually

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兩

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