良

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good; very; very much

Sound it out + + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 丶艮

high-quality · Heisig RSH #1151

a drop of + silver — as a component also called: halo

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
天地良心	tiān dì liáng xīn	in all honesty; truth to tell
不良人	bù liáng rén	(Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers
金石良言	jīn shí liáng yán	gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
有良心	yǒu liáng xīn	conscientious
良工心苦	liáng gōng xīn kǔ	expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill; A masterpiece demands suffering.
居心不良	jū xīn bù liáng	to harbor evil intentions (idiom)
金玉良言	jīn yù liáng yán	gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice
良心发现	liáng xīn fā xiàn	(idiom) to develop a conscience about sth after previously being unconcerned (usu. resulti…
用心良苦	yòng xīn liáng kǔ	to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth
良苦用心	liáng kǔ yòng xīn	to ponder earnestly; to give a lot of thought to sth
瓦良格人	Wǎ liáng gé rén	Varangian (medieval term for Viking)
消化不良	xiāo huà bù liáng	indigestion
马连良	Mǎ Lián liáng	Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生\|四大须生
不良	bù liáng	bad; harmful; unhealthy; (of a device, connection, material etc) defective; faulty
良人	liáng rén	husband (arch.)
新奥尔良	Xīn ào ěr liáng	New Orleans, Louisiana
良心	liáng xīn	conscience
无良	wú liáng	unscrupulous; unprincipled
天良	tiān liáng	conscience
良马	liáng mǎ	good horse

These characters use 良 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
良 sound part	liáng	good, virtuous, respectable
浪	làng	breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
娘	niáng	mother; young girl; woman; wife
朗	lǎng	bright, clear, distinct
狼	láng	wolf
粮	liáng	food, grain, provisions
酿	niàng	to ferment, to brew
琅	láng	pure, white; carnelian
踉	liàng	to hop, to jump; hurried, urgent
锒	láng	chain, lock; ornament
稂	láng	grass; weeds
莨	làng	Japanese belladonna; Scopolia japonica