俩

俩 · liǎ

two, pair

Entry ↗

Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

two, pair

Mandarin
liǎ
Cantonese
loeng5

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+4FE9
Radical
人 · 9
Strokes
9 · Unihan
Residual
7

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

9 strokes
俩
Strokes
9
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

9 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰亻两(GT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 俩

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

倆

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
liǎ
kCantonese
loeng5
kDefinition
two, pair
kTotalStrokes
9
kRSUnicode
9.7
kTraditionalVariant
U+5006
kTGH
2013:1557

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
liǎ 0700.120 · liǎng 0709.040
Tongyong Guifan · 2013
liǎ 218.240 · liǎng 221.090
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

Reference desk

Sentences in context

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The attributed sentence collection is still small; this spelling has no retained example yet.

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Structure & connections

0.10
12dictionary records using 俩0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
亻 beside 两 · the shape used in China, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿰亻两$(GT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰亻两$(GT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.