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Chinese symbol for “quantity”

分量
fèn liang
quantity; weight; measure; (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density

The closest CC-CEDICT match for quantity is 分量 (fèn liang), defined as: quantity; weight; measure; (fig.) weight (importance, prestige, authority etc); (of written material) density.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

分 fèn
to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity
radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes
量 liang
measure, volume; amount, quantity
radical 166 ⾥ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “quantity”

WordPinyinMeaning
定量dìng liàngquantity; fixed amount
数量 (數量)shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative
量liàngcapacity; quantity
体量 (體量)tǐ liàngoverall volume or size (of a building etc); scale; quantity

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分量.

WordPinyinMeaning
部分bù fenpart; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析fēn xīto analyze; analysis
分别 (分別)fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
分钟 (分鐘)fēn zhōngminute
十分shí fēnvery; completely
分享fēn xiǎngto share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
力量lì liangpower; force; strength
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity

See also: Japanese symbol for “quantity”.

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.

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