量

• 拼音: liáng
• 汉字拆解: 量 = 旦 (dawn/sun on horizon) + 里 (village/inside) — originally a pictograph of a measuring container

含义

To measure; to take measurements. The act of determining the size, length, weight, or amount of something.

When pronounced liáng, it functions as a verb meaning to measure or gauge. Common collocations: 量体温 (take temperature), 量身高 (measure height), 量尺寸 (take measurements). Not to be confused with the noun pronunciation liàng meaning quantity or capacity (e.g. 数量, 力量).

例句

1. 护士先给我量了体温。
2. 买衣服之前最好先量一下尺寸。
3. 妈妈用尺子量了桌子的长度。

用法指南

语境: medical, shopping, cooking, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请帮我量一下血压。(Please help me measure my blood pressure.)
• 做衣服之前要先量好尺寸。(Before making clothes, you need to take measurements first.)

错误说法

• 我量了一下这个问题 (量 is for physical measurement, not for considering or weighing problems — use 考虑 for that)

起源与历史

The character 量 originally depicted a measuring vessel on a stand. It carries dual readings: liáng as a verb (to measure) and liàng as a noun (quantity, amount).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal