Chinese symbol for “capacity”
量
liàng
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for capacity is 量 (liàng), defined as: capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量词 (liàng cí), classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “capacity”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 容量 | róng liàng | capacity; volume |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability |
| 发电量 (發電量) | fā diàn liàng | (power station, solar panel etc) output; capacity |
| 容积 (容積) | róng jī | volume; capacity |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 量.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 力量 | lì liang | power; force; strength |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 质量 (質量) | zhì liàng | (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence) |
| 数量 (數量) | shù liàng | amount; quantity; quantitative |
| 能量 | néng liàng | energy; capabilities |
| 产量 (產量) | chǎn liàng | output |
See also: Japanese symbol for “capacity”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.