The Chinese Radical: 良


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Meaning
good    良

Explanation

Used in these characters:
浪
JLPT HSK 4
(sea) wave, tides, unrestrained, dissipated
làng
氵 良
Left: water 氵, right: good 良
Only water makes good waves.  
娘
JLPT HSK 5
mother, young lady, bride
niáng
女 良 母
Left: woman 女, right: good 良
The woman who is good, is the mother.  
朗
JLPT HSK 5
clear, bright, optimistic
lǎng
良 月
Left: variation of good 良, right: moon 月
The good old moon is clear and optimistic.  
粮
JLPT HSK 5
provisions, food, tax paid in grain
liáng
米 良
Left: rice 米, right: good 良
The rice is well suited as provisions.  
食
JLPT HSK 5
to eat, food, to feed
shí, sì
食 良
Top: a cover , below: good 良
A cover is put on the good food.  
良
JLPT HSK 5
good, very, very much
liáng
良 食 艮
The same character 良 with a lid would be food 食
Take the lid from the food: it looks good!  
郎
JLPT HSK 6
a youth, gentleman, noun prefix denoting function or status
láng
良 ⻏
Left: variant of good 良, right: village⻏
The 'good' from the village is this youth.  
廊
JLPT HSK 6
corridor, veranda, porch
láng
广 良 ⻏
Outside: building 广, bottom: a youth 郎 (.. the good 良 one from the village⻏)
In the building is a youth in the corridor.  
狼
JLPT HSK 6
wolf (biol.)
láng
犭 良
Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), right: good 良
The wild animal, that is good (because it's clever) is the wolf.  
酿
JLPT HSK 6
to ferment, to brew, form gradually
niàng
酉 良
Left: alcohol 酉, right: good 良
The alcohol is good, because it is ferment.  
踉
JLPT no HSK
jump, stagger, sway from side to side
liáng, liàng
足 良
Left: foot 足 (knee cap 口 and footprint 止), right: good 良
The foot is good for: jumping.  
琅
JLPT no HSK
tinkling of pendants, jade-like stone
láng
玉 王 良
Left: king, jade 王, right: good 良
The jade is good if it is tinkling.  
螂
JLPT no HSK
dragonfly, mantis
láng
虫 良 ⻏
Left: insect 虫, right: a youth 郎 (.. the good 良 one from the village ⻏)
(It is agile and chases its prey at high speed.) An insect (alive like) a youth is the: dragonfly.  

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