量liáng
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量
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Shuowen
量 (liáng), composed of 日 (sun) above 里 (village), originally depicting the measurement of the sun's position relative to a village to determine time; it thus means 'to measure' and later 'quantity'. In oracle bone script the character appears as a sun over a village, showing the method of measurement.
Pinyin
liáng· HSK 2