晾 (liàng): to dry in the air
晾 (liàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to dry in the air.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 日 (semantic) and 京 (phonetic). It ranks #3051 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 晾 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 时 (shí, time, hour), 明 (míng, bright, tomorrow).
Definitions
- to dry in the air
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 晾干verb | liàng gān | to dry (sth) by airing |
| 晾衣架noun | liàng yī jià | clothes drying rack |
| 晾衣夹 | liàng yī jiā | clothes pin |
| 晾衣绳 | liàng yī shéng | clothesline |
| 晾晒verb | liàng shài | to sun-dry |
晾 appears in 5 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 晾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
晾复一日,他坚持早起锻炼身体。
liàng fù yī rì , tā jiān chí zǎo qǐ duàn liàn shēn tǐ .
Day after day, he stuck to his routine of getting up early to exercise.
洞洞鞋建议定期用肥皂水刷洗,重点清理缝隙污垢,并在通风处或阳光下彻底晾干。
dòng dòng xié jiàn yì dìng qī yòng féi zào shuǐ shuā xǐ , chóng diǎn qīng lǐ féng xì wū 垢 , bìng zài tōng fēng chǔ huò yáng guāng xià chè de liàng gān .
It is recommended to wash perforated shoes regularly with soapy water, paying special attention to cleaning dirt from the gaps, and then letting them dry thoroughly in a well-ventilated area or in the sun.
最后,回家后及时刷洗晾晒,保持鞋内干爽,远离真菌感染。
zuì hòu , huí jiā hòu jí shí shuā xǐ liàng shài , bǎo chí xié nèi gān shuǎng , yuǎn lí zhēn jūn gǎn rǎn .
Finally, when you get home, be sure to wash and air-dry your shoes promptly to keep the inside dry and prevent fungal infections.
记得晾干啊 调整唱机 重新打开这台唱机后,我总觉得声音有些奇怪。
jì dé liàng gān a diào zhěng chàng jī chóng xīn dǎ kāi zhè tái chàng jī hòu , wǒ zǒng jué dé shēng yīn yǒu xiē qí guài .
Remember to let it dry. Adjust the turntable. After turning this turntable back on, the sound always seemed a little off to me.
关于晾衣服的经验之谈 家中晾衣服的地方,通常会产生大量的水分,成为湿度的重要来源。
guān yú liàng yī fú de jīng yàn zhī tán jiā zhōng liàng yī fú de dì fāng , tōng cháng huì chǎn shēng dà liàng de shuǐ fēn , chéng wéi shī dù de chóng yāo lái yuán .
Tips on Drying Laundry: The area where you hang laundry to dry at home usually generates a lot of moisture, making it a major source of humidity.
邻居霸占走廊!改成厨房厕所还晾衣服 女半年没回家一看傻了
lín jū bà zhàn zǒu láng ! gǎi chéng chú fáng cè suǒ hái liàng yī fú nǚ bàn nián méi huí jiā yī kàn shǎ le
Neighbor Takes Over the Hallway! Turns It Into a Kitchen and Bathroom and Even Hanging Laundry There—Woman Who Hadn’t Been Home in Six Months Was Stunned When She Saw It
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 日 (sun) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced liàng
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