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Chinese symbol for “classifier”

量词
liàng cí
Traditional: 量詞
classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word

The closest CC-CEDICT match for classifier is 量词 (liàng cí), defined as: classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word.

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Characters and stroke order

量 liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes
词 cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 量词.

WordPinyinMeaning
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
质量 (質量)zhì liàng(physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence)
数量 (數量)shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative
能量néng liàngenergy; capabilities
产量 (產量)chǎn liàngoutput
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics
词汇 (詞匯)cí huìvariant of 词汇 (cí huì)

See also: Japanese symbol for “classifier”.

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.