Dong Chinese dictionary

liáng

good

hallway

Pictograph of a hallway, now written as 廊. The character is based on the original meaning "hallway". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

liáng

good, virtuous, respectable; good; very; very much

Most common words with 良

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 15 characters (5 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sources