entries → 倆
TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
character · TOCFL B2 (est.)
倆 =
ㄌㄧㄚˇ · liǎ
num — the two (of them); a couple, a pair

字源 FORM — what the parts do

a person — counted among the pair
liǎng — gives the sound, the final clipped to liǎ
Fliǎng → liǎ — the nasal ending drops
A person (亻) with 兩 liǎng for the sound, the nasal ending clipped to liǎ. The spoken word for two people together: 哥兒倆 the two brothers, 夫妻倆 the married pair, 咱倆 the two of us.
意 · Meanings
(本義)哥兒倆、夫妻倆— the two (of them), a pair常用
咱倆— the two of us
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
liǎngthe sound inside — 兩 stands as the formal "two"; 倆 adds the person and the spoken clipliǎthe simplified form — 俩 trims to 两; 倆 keeps the full