亮 (liàng) is a Chinese character meaning “bright”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 口 (mouth) and 冖 (cover) and 儿 (child; legs), one above the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + 口 + 冖 + 儿
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+4EAE; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (9 strokes = 亠2 + 口3 + 冖2 + 儿2)
Memory aid
A lid (亠) on top, a window (口) under it, a roof-cover (冖) below that, and two legs (儿) holding it all up — a lantern on a stand, shining bright.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 明亮míng liàngbright; well-lit亮 = liàng
- 月亮yuè liàngthe moon亮 = liàngspoken asyuè liang
- 响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding亮 = liàng
- 洪亮hóng liàngloud and clear; resonant亮 = liàng
Go deeper
All readings
bright
bright; light; to shine; (of a sound) loud and clear
光线强，明亮；也指发光、声音响亮。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 明亮míng liàngbright; well-lit亮 = liàng
- 月亮yuè liàngthe moon亮 = liàngspoken asyuè liang
- 响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding亮 = liàng
- 洪亮hóng liàngloud and clear; resonant亮 = liàng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 亮 mean?
亮 (liàng) means bright; light; to shine; (of a sound) loud and clear.
How do you pronounce 亮?
It is pronounced liàng.
What parts is 亮 made of?
亠 (lid) and 口 (mouth) and 冖 (cover) and 儿 (child; legs), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4EAE; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke geometry (9 strokes = 亠2 + 口3 + 冖2 + 儿2). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亮 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亮?
亠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 亮?
Common ones are 明亮 and 月亮. The reading of 亮 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.