粮

liáng

grain · food

Radical: 米 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

精米类粉糖粗粟粒糊粥糟糕

Same radical

精米类粉糖粗粟粒糊粥糟糕糜粘粹

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Character Decomposition

粮=米+良

Etymology

grain

Meanings

grain

food

provisions

agricultural tax paid in grain

liáng

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Words with 粮 174 total

grain transported by water (in ancient times)漕粮cáo liáng rations (to take on expedition)干粮gān liáng coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)粗粮cū liáng army provisions军粮jūn liáng ration口粮kǒu liáng (dialect) to pay salary出粮chū liáng

Idioms with 粮 18 total

elite soldiers, ample provisions (idiom); well-prepared forces · preparations for war are in an advanced state兵精粮足bīng jīng liáng zú before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers · an army marches on its stomach兵马未动，粮草先行bīng mǎ wèi dòng , liáng cǎo xiān xíng to eat without working (idiom) · to take one's pay and not care about the rest吃粮不管事chī liáng bù guǎn shì out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits弹尽粮绝dàn jìn liáng jué (idiom) to stockpile provisions in preparation for war积草屯粮jī cǎo tún liáng