Ideographic: Two people 从 together in a cartRadical:

meaning for liǎng:

  • - two
  • - both
  • - some
  • - a few
  • - tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)bilateral
  • - both shores
  • - both sides
  • - both coasts
  • - Taiwan and mainlandone country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)double tactics
  • - twin strategiestwo sides
  • - both sidesboth sides
  • - either side

liǎng
jiā
èr
děngyú等于

Two plus two equals four.


zhèwèi这位
xiānsheng先生
yǒu
liǎng
běnshū本书

This gentleman has two books.


zhège这个
yǒu
liǎng
jīnzhòng斤重

This fish weighs two jin.


tóngshí同时
yōngyǒu拥有
liǎng
fèn
gōngzuò工作

She holds two jobs at the same time.


zhè
liǎng
běnshū本书
de
nèiróng内容
xiāngtóng相同
dànshì但是
chūbǎnshè出版社
bùtóng不同

The contents of the two books are the same but the publishers are different.