(liàng): measure word for vehicles

(liàng) is a Chinese character meaning “measure word for vehicles.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #1367 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, two 两 carts 车; 两 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form (cart) appears in many related characters such as (chē, vehicle), (qīng, light), (zhuǎn, to turn, to transfer).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. measure word for vehicles

Etymology & Origin

ideographicTwo 两 carts 车; 两 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰车两 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounchē liàngvehicle5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
jī dòng chē liàngmotor vehicle
zhuāng jiǎ chē liàngarmored vehicles
3
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 3 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

chē
0.726246,349 co-occurrences
0.51715,456 co-occurrences
0.4933,168 co-occurrences
hǎn
0.49211,376 co-occurrences
shǐ
0.4714,564 co-occurrences
0.46010,608 co-occurrences
轿jiào
0.454924 co-occurrences
duàn
0.43621,510 co-occurrences
jià
0.4232,442 co-occurrences
0.41920,112 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个停车场可以容纳五百车。

Zhè gè tíngchēchǎng kěyǐ róngnà wǔbǎi liàng chē.

This parking lot can accommodate five hundred vehicles.

InvestingFeb 2026

沃尔沃汽车因电池过热风险召回超4万EX30

wò ěr wò qì chē yīn diàn chí guò rè fēng xiǎn zhào huí chāo 4 wàn liàng E X 3 0

Volvo Cars recalled more than 40,000 EX30s due to the risk of battery overheating

NewsFeb 2026

出入珠海港车量 单日新高1.54万

chū rù zhū hǎi gǎng chē liàng dān rì xīn gāo . wàn liàng

Vehicle traffic through Zhuhai Port hits new daily high of 15,400 vehicles

NewsFeb 2026

MG宣布“欧洲新车累积销量突破百万”!电动化布局成核心动能

xuān bù ōu zhōu xīn chē lěi jī xiāo liàng tū pò bǎi wàn liàng ! diàn dòng huà bù jú chéng hé xīn dòng néng

MG Announces "Cumulative Sales of New Vehicles in Europe Surpass One Million Units"! Electrification Strategy Emerges as Core Growth Driver

NewsFeb 2026

...珠海口岸出入境 港澳单牌车数量单日超2万

. . . zhū hǎi kǒu àn chū rù jìng gǎng ào dān pái chē shǔ liàng dān rì chāo wàn liàng cì

...Zhuhai Port Crossings: Hong Kong and Macau Single-Plate Vehicles Exceed 20,000 Daily

百度新闻Feb 2026

载有8名中国游客的汽车在俄贝加尔湖沉没

yī liàng zài yǒu míng zhōng guó yóu kè de qì chē zài é bèi jiā ěr hú chén méi

A vehicle carrying eight Chinese tourists sank in Lake Baikal, Russia.

Tatoeba

自行车是谁的?

Zhè liàng zìxíngchē shì shéi de?

Whose bike is this?

Tatoeba

艾力士有多少车?

ài lìshì yǒu duōshao liàng chē?

How many cars does Alex have?

Tatoeba

车去静安寺吗?

Zhè liàng chē qù jìng ān sì ma?

Does this car go to Jingan temple?

Tatoeba

山地车多少钱?

Nà liàng shāndìchē duōshao qián?

How much is that mountain bike?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced liàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 辆 (liàng) mean in Chinese?
辆 (liàng) primarily means "measure word for vehicles." It is classified as HSK Level 3, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #1367 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 辆 have?
辆 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 辆?
The radical associated with 辆 is 车 (cart). This radical appears in many characters related to cart.
What are the components of 辆?
辆 is composed of: 车 (structural), 两 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰车两 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 辆?
Common words with 辆 include: 车辆 (chē liàng, "vehicle"); 机动车辆 (jī dòng chē liàng, "motor vehicle"); 装甲车辆 (zhuāng jiǎ chē liàng, "armored vehicles"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 辆 (liàng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation liàng: 良 (good), 凉 (the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)), 梁 (Liang Dynasty (502–557)), 粮 (grain), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 辆 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 辆 and the traditional form is 輛.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.