良 liáng good

源How it came to be

A chamber with an opening at the top and another at the bottom, the grain running in one end and out the other. What falls through is clean, the chaff left behind: good grain.

用How it is used

• 良 is a bound, formal-register word for 'good,' used mostly in set two-character compounds rather than describing things directly the way 好 hǎo does.
• 良好 liánghǎo is the go-to formal word for 'good/fine' in reports and official contexts (良好的关系 liánghǎo de guānxi - a good relationship) - 好 would sound too casual in the same slot.
• 不良 bùliáng means 'bad/harmful,' especially in fixed phrases like 不良反应 (bùliáng fǎnyìng) side effects, or 不良习惯 bad habits - stronger and more clinical than plain 不好.
• 善良 shànliáng describes a person's character (kind-hearted), while 良心 liángxīn is the noun 'conscience.'

字Characters built with 良

• 浪 breaker
• 娘 mother
• 粮 food
• 朗 bright
• 狼 wolf
• 酿 to ferment

词Words with 良

• 不良bùliángbadHSK 5
• 优良yōuliángfineHSK 5
• 善良shànliánggood and honestHSK 5
• 良好liánghǎogoodHSK 5
• 改良gǎiliángto improve (something)HSK 8
• 良心liángxīnconscienceHSK 9
• 良性liángxìngpositive (in its effect)HSK 9