辆 (liàng) — (classifier) used for vehicles
Definition
辆 is a measure word used only for vehicles (cars, bikes, motorcycles, buses). Note: 轻型 is the adjective 'light' (weight/capacity), not a related measure word.
classifier
used for vehicles
Examples
- 辆。Lù shang yǒu liǎng liàng qì chē.There are two cars on the road.
- 辆。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí liàng zì xíng chē.I want to buy a bicycle.
- 辆。Nà liàng mó tuō chē shì tā de.That motorcycle is his.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 輛; 辆 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
車車jūvehicle
Sound part声符shēngfú
兩
兩liǎng輛liàng
Same sound today
The traditional form 輛 uses 車 to show it is about vehicles and 兩 to indicate its sound; the simplified 辆 is a shorthand.
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