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| 量 U+91CF |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo | 量 Alternate form | 𨤥 Semantic variant | 𨤦 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 里+ 5 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.172#7 p.424#47 Kangxi: p.1292#05 Cihai: p.1361r5c01 GSR: 737.a Hanyu: v6,p3683#02 |
| Composition: | Top: 旦, bottom: 里. Compositionally related: 量 . Component of: 𪬨 𪷑 𫾄 𡑆 𬎎 𣊼 𣛀 𤎲 𬓾 𭿝 糧 粮 𮡛 𫓉 𭨎 𩞯 𬉨 䭪 𪋥 |
| Mandarin: | liàng liáng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ |
| Cantonese: | loeng4 loeng6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | liɑng liɑ̀ng |
| Shuowen: | 《重部》量：称轻重也。从重省，向省声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·阳·良》量：量度。又力向切。 《广韵·去声·漾·亮》量：合斗斛。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·里部·五》量：〔古文〕𨤦𨤥《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》力让切《正韵》力仗切，𠀤音亮。《集韵》斗斛曰量。《书·舜典》协时月正日，同律度量衡。《释文》量，力尚切，斗斛也。《左传·昭三年》齐旧四量，豆区釜锺。《礼·明堂位》颁度量，而天下大服。《注》量，谓豆、区、斗、斛、筐、筥所容受。《前汉·律历志》量者，龠、合、升、斗、斛也。又《正韵》度量，能容之谓量。《蜀志·黄权传》魏文帝察其有局量。《程子遗书》或问：量可学乎。曰：可。学进则识进，识进则量进，人量随识长，亦有识高而量不长者，识未至也。又限也。《礼·礼运》月以爲量。《疏》量，犹分限也。又《礼·曲礼》凡祭宗庙之礼币曰量币。《释文》量，音亮。又音良。又审也。《礼·少仪》事君者量而后入，不入而后量。《释文》量，音亮。又酒量。《论语》惟酒无量不及乱。《东都事略》太祖谓王审琦曰：天必赐卿酒量。又《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》吕张切《正韵》龙张切，𠀤音良。《说文》称轻重也。《冯衍·遂志赋》弃衡石而意量兮。又《广韵》度多少也。《增韵》槪量多寡也。《唐书·武后纪》补阙连车载，拾遗平斗量。又度长短也。《周礼·夏官》量人。《注》量，犹度也。谓以丈尺度地。《前汉·枚乗传》铢铢而称之，至石必差。寸寸而度之，至丈必过。石称丈量，径而寡失。又《韵会》商量。又《博雅》量，度也。《左传·隐十一年》度德而处之，量力而行之。《释文》量，音良。《韩愈诗》蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。○按古文亮、良二音通，今读度量，器量爲亮，读丈量，商量爲良，二音遂分。又《山海经》犬封国有文马，缟身朱𩯡，目若黄金，名曰吉量。《注》郭璞曰：一作良。又《字汇补》与緉同。双履也。《世说》阮孚曰：未知能著几量屐。 考证：〔《礼·檀弓》凡祭宗庙之礼币曰量币。〕谨照原书檀弓改曲礼。 |
| Fanqie: | 吕张 (《广韵·下平声·阳·良》) 力向 (《广韵·下平声·阳·良》) 力让 (《广韵·去声·漾·亮》) |
| Unihan definition: | measure, quantity, capacity |
Example usage
| 《论语·乡党》: | 惟酒无量，不及乱。 |
| It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it. | |
| 《孟子·公孙丑上》: | 量敌而后进，虑胜而后会，是畏三军者也。 |
| To measure the enemy and then advance; to calculate the chances of victory and then engage - this is to stand in awe of the opposing force. | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 献粟者执右契，献米者操量鼓。 |
| He who is presenting grain unhulled should carry with him the left side of the account (of the quantity); if the hull be off, he should carry with him a measure-drum. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 或曰：“使我纡朱怀金，其乐不可量也！” |
| Someone said: Allow me to tie the red sash and carry the gold stamp, and my happiness could not be measured. | |
| 《庄子·人间世》: | 曰：“回闻卫君，其年壮，其行独，轻用其国，而不见其过，轻用民死，死者以国量乎泽，若蕉，民其无如矣。” |
| I have heard that the ruler of Wei is in the vigour of his years, and consults none but himself as to his course. He deals with his state as if it were a light matter, and has no perception of his errors. He thinks lightly of his people's dying; the dead are lying all over the country as if no smaller space could contain them; on the plains and about the marshes, they are as thick as heaps of fuel. The people know not where to turn to. | |
| 《商君书·算地》: | 凡世主之患，用兵者不量力，治草莱者不度地。 |
| The disasters of the rulers of the world, generally, come from their not measuring their strength in the use of armies, and from their not measuring their territory in managing the grass-fields and uncultivated lands. | |
| 《孙子兵法·军形》: | 兵法：“一曰度，二曰量，三曰数，四曰称，五曰胜。” |
| In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 遂见东方君长，合时月正日，同律度量衡，修五礼五玉三帛二生一死为挚，如五器，卒乃复。 |
| He then gave audience to the chieftains of the East, putting in accord their seasons and months, and rectifying the days. He rendered uniform the standard tubes, the measures of length and capacity, and the scales; and regulated the five kinds of ceremonies. The five gems, the three kinds of silks, the two living animals, and one dead one were brought as presents to the audience, but the five implements were returned at the conclusion. | |
| 《荀子·正名》: | 其罪犹为符节度量之罪也。 |
| 《说苑·辨物》: | 度量权衡以黍生之为一分，十分为一寸，十寸为一尺，十尺为一丈。 |
| 《春秋繁露·考功名》: | 明所从生，不可为源，善所从出，不可为端，量势立权，因事制义。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 少以敌众，弱以侮强，忿不量力者，兵共杀之。 |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 且臣闻之，以仁得之，以仁守之，其量百世。 |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 爵者，尽也，各量其职尽其才也。 |
| 《新书·道德说》: | 命者，物皆得道德之施以生，则泽润性气神明，及形体之位分、数度，各有极量指奏矣。 |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 王以虞卿之言告赵郝，赵郝曰：“虞卿能量秦力之所至乎？” |
| 《中论·贵言》: | 是以君子将与人语大本之源，而谈性、义之极者，必先度其心志，本其器量，视其锐气，察其堕衰，然后唱焉以观其和，导焉以观其随。 |
| 《孔子家语·五仪解》: | 以少犯众，以弱侮强，忿怒不类，动不量力，兵共杀之。 |
| 《潜夫论·思贤》: | 是故也主之于贵戚也，爱其嬖媚之美，不量其材而受之官，不使立功自托于民，而苟务高其爵位，崇其赏赐，令结怨于下民，县罪于恶，积过既成，岂有不颠陨者哉 |
| 《论衡·命禄》: | 才力而致富贵，命禄不能奉持，犹器之盈量，手之持重也。 |
| 《太玄经·锐》: | 测曰，“锐于丑”、福禄不量也。 |
| 《风俗通义·三皇》: | 含弘履中，开阴阳，布刚上，含皇极，其施光明，指天画地，神化潜通，煌煌盛美，不可胜量。 |
| 《孔丛子·巡守》: | 命典礼正制度，均量衡，考衣服之等，协时月日辰。 |
| 《申鉴·时事》: | 谁毁谁誉，誉其有试者，万事之概量也。 |
| 《新语·道基》: | 故在天者可见，在地者可量，在物者可纪，在人者可相。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 币号、玉曰嘉玉，币曰量币之属也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 水曰清涤，酒曰清酌，黍曰芗合，梁曰香萁，稻曰嘉疏，盐曰咸鹾，玉曰嘉玉，币曰量币。 |
| 《墨子·经下》: | 异类不吡，说在量。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 柔胜出于己者，其力不可量。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 彼天地之以无极者，以守度量，而不可滥，日不逾辰，月宿其列，当名服事，星守弗去，弦望晦朔，终始相巡，逾年累岁，用不缦缦，此天之所柄以临斗者也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 强胜不若己者，至于若己者而格，柔胜出于己者，其力不可量，故“兵强则灭，木强则折。” |
| 《列仙传·仇生》: | 灼灼容颜，怡怡德量。 |
| 《韩非子·初见秦》: | 且夫赵当亡而不亡，秦当霸而不霸，天下固以量秦之谋臣一矣。 |
| 《慎子·威德》: | 度量，所以立公审也。 |
| 《管子·轻重戊》: | 衡山械器尽，鲁削衡山之南，齐削衡山之北，内自量无械器以应二敌，即奉国而归齐矣。 |
| 《尉缭子·兵谈》: | 量土地肥墝而立邑，建城称地，以城称人，以人称粟。 |
| 《孙子算经·卷上》: | 量之所起，起于粟。 |
| 《周髀算经·序》: | 可以晷仪验其长短，然其巨阔不可度量也。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 故高不可及者，不可以为人量。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·期贤》: | 野人之用兵也，鼓声则似雷，号呼则动地，尘气充天，流矢如雨，扶伤舆死，履肠涉血，无罪之民其死者量于泽矣，而国之存亡、主之死生犹不可知也，其离仁义亦远矣。 |
| 《鬼谷子·捭阖》: | 司其门户，审察其所先后，度权量能，校其伎巧短长。 |
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