兩

liǎng = li + ang3

two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

两 = 一 + 从 + 冂 : Li Qingzhao is on a treasure hunt in the anglepod, following a secret map she found. Finally she found a treasure chest guarded by a rubber chicken which she has to overcome. Luckily, the map mentions a tune that Li Qingzhao plays on her flute, and thus bewitching the rubber chicken. The rubber chicken releases the treasure chest, which is full of taels of gold.

兩 character breakdown

The character 兩 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 兩 as component

liàng = li + ang4

classifier for vehicles

辆 = 两 + 车 : Li Qingzhao (li) found a treasure consisting of golden taels (两) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). She puts all the taels in two cabriolets (辆)(车) and drives the treasure home.

liǎng = li + ang3

used in 伎倆|伎俩[ji4 liang3]

liǎ = li + a3

two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个) / both / some

俩 = 两 + 亻 : Rosa Luxemburg and Li Qingzhao share their two taels of gold inside of the ashram.

liǎng = li + ang3

sprite / fairy

liǎng = li + ang3

ounce (British imperial system) (old)

liǎng = li + ang3

see 蝄蜽[wang3 liang3]

liǎng = li + ang3

waistcoat

Words with 兩

equivocal / ambiguous

(coll.) young married couple

not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort

weight / (fig.) importance

the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences / incompatible standpoints

r

erhua variant of 小兩口|小两口[xiao3 liang3 kou3]

(idiom) between a rock and a hard place / in a dilemma

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 50 grams

the latter two

Guomindang 國民黨|国民党[Guo2 min2 dang3] and Chinese Communist Party 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3]

to have real skill / to know one's stuff

both houses of US Congress

two-way / reversible / both sides of the coin

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide

amphibious (vehicle)

PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS)

honest and upright (idiom)

lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom) / fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky / (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"

(Cantonese cuisine) zhaliang, rice noodle rolls 腸粉|肠粉[chang2 fen3] stuffed with youtiao 油條|油条[you2 tiao2]

Sentences with 兩

兩 currently does not appear in any sentence.