辆 (liàng) is a Chinese character meaning “measure word for vehicles (cars, buses, bicycles, etc”. It is written from 车 (vehicle; cart) and 两 (two (of a pair); both), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
车 + 两
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-glyph (现代字形拆分，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：车4 画 + 两7 画 = 11 画)
Memory aid
A vehicle (车) on the left, two (两) on the right — think of a cart rolling on a pair of wheels. 辆 is the word you use to count vehicles.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 车辆chē liàngvehicle; vehicles辆 = liàng
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All readings
measure word for vehicles
measure word for vehicles (cars, buses, bicycles, etc.)
量词，用于车辆，如一辆车、两辆自行车。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 车辆chē liàngvehicle; vehicles辆 = liàng
Sound component
两 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 辆 mean?
辆 (liàng) means measure word for vehicles (cars, buses, bicycles, etc.).
How do you pronounce 辆?
It is pronounced liàng.
What parts is 辆 made of?
车 (vehicle; cart) and 两 (two (of a pair); both), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-glyph (现代字形拆分，已对照 hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：车4 画 + 两7 画 = 11 画). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 辆 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 辆?
车. 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 辆?
Common ones are 车辆. The reading of 辆 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.