How to write 两: 7 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 两 in the HSK syllabus: 9
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 两liǎngtwo; both; some; a fewHSK 1
- 两岸liǎng’ànbilateral; both shores; both sides; both coastsHSK 6
- 两极liǎngjíthe two poles; the north and south polesHSK 6
- 两口子liǎngkǒuzihusband and wifeHSK 7–9
- 两栖liǎngqīamphibious; dual-talentedHSK 7–9
- 两手liǎngshǒuone's two hands; two prongsHSK 7–9
- 两下子liǎngxiàzia couple of times; to repeat the sameHSK 7–9
- 两翼liǎngyìboth wings; both flanksHSK 7–9
- 一举两得yìjǔ-liǎngdéone action, two gains; two birds with one stoneHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.