Read Edit View history 良 liáng HSK4 good Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a hallway, now written as 廊. The character is based on the original meaning "hallway". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas liáng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 良 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 847 ], [ 521, 804 ], [ 546, 772 ] ], [ [ 370, 615 ], [ 380, 632 ], [ 582, 688 ], [ 618, 692 ], [ 645, 682 ], [ 669, 655 ], [ 669, 648 ], [ 628, 472 ], [ 611, 428 ], [ 614, 398 ] ], [ [ 366, 509 ], [ 505, 549 ], [ 555, 552 ] ], [ [ 367, 382 ], [ 387, 397 ], [ 558, 431 ], [ 575, 439 ] ], [ [ 291, 662 ], [ 321, 632 ], [ 329, 615 ], [ 339, 495 ], [ 339, 325 ], [ 321, 100 ], [ 325, 62 ], [ 380, 75 ], [ 517, 153 ] ], [ [ 698, 439 ], [ 711, 428 ], [ 727, 396 ], [ 659, 322 ], [ 577, 249 ], [ 566, 249 ] ], [ [ 385, 368 ], [ 594, 184 ], [ 659, 132 ], [ 740, 81 ], [ 791, 71 ], [ 969, 65 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 461 804 Q 486 786 513 764 Q 531 751 549 754 Q 561 755 564 772 Q 568 790 553 822 Q 538 850 448 858 Q 430 859 424 855 Q 418 851 422 836 Q 428 823 461 804 Z", "M 572 417 Q 591 389 609 380 Q 619 373 636 396 Q 652 424 684 581 Q 691 615 716 643 Q 729 656 717 672 Q 699 690 653 716 Q 632 725 566 703 Q 556 700 545 697 Q 440 670 355 643 C 326 634 338 595 366 606 Q 365 607 367 607 Q 442 635 575 666 Q 605 673 615 664 Q 631 646 628 629 Q 600 458 579 446 C 565 426 565 426 572 417 Z", "M 361 502 Q 398 496 491 522 Q 557 541 561 544 Q 568 551 563 558 Q 556 568 531 572 Q 506 576 480 563 Q 453 553 424 544 Q 394 535 360 529 C 330 524 331 505 361 502 Z", "M 390 380 Q 492 405 572 417 C 602 422 609 441 579 446 Q 555 455 371 404 Q 367 404 362 402 C 325 392 350 370 390 380 Z", "M 355 643 Q 331 662 311 672 Q 292 679 282 673 Q 272 666 281 649 Q 345 516 299 132 Q 289 92 254 48 Q 241 32 249 8 Q 259 -20 273 -34 Q 286 -43 300 -24 Q 321 7 497 128 Q 518 140 524 149 Q 528 159 518 161 Q 503 161 370 100 Q 351 93 351 110 Q 360 254 361 375 L 362 402 Q 362 454 361 502 L 360 529 Q 360 571 366 606 C 370 632 370 632 355 643 Z", "M 574 234 Q 632 271 665 297 Q 743 360 772 371 Q 796 381 784 402 Q 769 421 740 438 Q 713 453 699 450 Q 684 449 689 433 Q 695 400 625 323 Q 592 287 557 247 C 537 224 549 218 574 234 Z", "M 557 247 Q 478 308 390 380 C 367 399 340 396 361 375 Q 692 44 733 28 Q 761 22 892 41 Q 938 48 962 54 Q 975 58 976 65 Q 975 72 954 79 Q 747 118 678 161 Q 675 164 674 164 Q 625 197 574 234 L 557 247 Z" ] } 7 strokes 良 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 847 ], [ 521, 804 ], [ 546, 772 ] ], [ [ 370, 615 ], [ 380, 632 ], [ 582, 688 ], [ 618, 692 ], [ 645, 682 ], [ 669, 655 ], [ 669, 648 ], [ 628, 472 ], [ 611, 428 ], [ 614, 398 ] ], [ [ 366, 509 ], [ 505, 549 ], [ 555, 552 ] ], [ [ 367, 382 ], [ 387, 397 ], [ 558, 431 ], [ 575, 439 ] ], [ [ 291, 662 ], [ 321, 632 ], [ 329, 615 ], [ 339, 495 ], [ 339, 325 ], [ 321, 100 ], [ 325, 62 ], [ 380, 75 ], [ 517, 153 ] ], [ [ 698, 439 ], [ 711, 428 ], [ 727, 396 ], [ 659, 322 ], [ 577, 249 ], [ 566, 249 ] ], [ [ 385, 368 ], [ 594, 184 ], [ 659, 132 ], [ 740, 81 ], [ 791, 71 ], [ 969, 65 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 461 804 Q 486 786 513 764 Q 531 751 549 754 Q 561 755 564 772 Q 568 790 553 822 Q 538 850 448 858 Q 430 859 424 855 Q 418 851 422 836 Q 428 823 461 804 Z", "M 572 417 Q 591 389 609 380 Q 619 373 636 396 Q 652 424 684 581 Q 691 615 716 643 Q 729 656 717 672 Q 699 690 653 716 Q 632 725 566 703 Q 556 700 545 697 Q 440 670 355 643 C 326 634 338 595 366 606 Q 365 607 367 607 Q 442 635 575 666 Q 605 673 615 664 Q 631 646 628 629 Q 600 458 579 446 C 565 426 565 426 572 417 Z", "M 361 502 Q 398 496 491 522 Q 557 541 561 544 Q 568 551 563 558 Q 556 568 531 572 Q 506 576 480 563 Q 453 553 424 544 Q 394 535 360 529 C 330 524 331 505 361 502 Z", "M 390 380 Q 492 405 572 417 C 602 422 609 441 579 446 Q 555 455 371 404 Q 367 404 362 402 C 325 392 350 370 390 380 Z", "M 355 643 Q 331 662 311 672 Q 292 679 282 673 Q 272 666 281 649 Q 345 516 299 132 Q 289 92 254 48 Q 241 32 249 8 Q 259 -20 273 -34 Q 286 -43 300 -24 Q 321 7 497 128 Q 518 140 524 149 Q 528 159 518 161 Q 503 161 370 100 Q 351 93 351 110 Q 360 254 361 375 L 362 402 Q 362 454 361 502 L 360 529 Q 360 571 366 606 C 370 632 370 632 355 643 Z", "M 574 234 Q 632 271 665 297 Q 743 360 772 371 Q 796 381 784 402 Q 769 421 740 438 Q 713 453 699 450 Q 684 449 689 433 Q 695 400 625 323 Q 592 287 557 247 C 537 224 549 218 574 234 Z", "M 557 247 Q 478 308 390 380 C 367 399 340 396 361 375 Q 692 44 733 28 Q 761 22 892 41 Q 938 48 962 54 Q 975 58 976 65 Q 975 72 954 79 Q 747 118 678 161 Q 675 164 674 164 Q 625 197 574 234 L 557 247 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.