俩
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two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个); both; some
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 人 +7
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 倆
- Common rank
- #3,040
- Unicode
- U+4FE9
Sound it out + + = · + + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 俩 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A couple 寿; 寿 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
duo · Heisig RSH #1479
人 person + yoke
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 俩
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公母俩 | husband and wife | |
| 俩钱儿 | erhua variant of 倆錢|俩钱[lia3 qian2] | |
| 俩钱 | two bits; a small amount of money | |
| 哥俩 | (coll.) two brothers; two close male friends | |
| 技俩 | variant of 伎倆|伎俩[ji4 liang3] | |
| 娘俩 | (coll.) mother and her child | |
| 姐俩 | (coll.) two sisters; two close female friends | |
| 爷俩 | (coll.) father and his child | |
| 咱俩 | the two of us | |
| 伎俩 | trick; scheme; ploy; skill |