量

Glyph origin
Inconclusive. In the oracle bone and bronze scripts, the most common form was. Here are a few proposed interpretations as an :


 * was sometimes replaced with, so thinks that it may be the original character of.
 * interprets it as measuring something under the sun.
 * interprets it as the sun rising in the east – original character of.

 interprets this as a.

Etymology
From (STEDT; ). Cognate to 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation 2 is possibly a *-s suffixed exopassive derivation of Pronunciation 1; thus it means "what is measured → a measure" and is cognate to 🇨🇬 (see also )

Definitions

 * 1) to measure
 * 2) to estimate; to evaluate

Definitions

 * 1)  measuring vessel, such as the 斗|dou or 斛|hu
 * 2) measure; measurement; quantity
 * 3) capacity; volume
 * 4)  pramana
 * 5)  large steelyard
 * 6) to estimate; to approximate

Readings
From ; compare 🇨🇬:

From ; compare 🇨🇬:

From native roots:

Compounds

 * : sound volume
 * : weight
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum
 * : quantum

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) volume, amount
 * 2)  pramana
 * 1)  pramana
 * 1)  pramana

Etymology 2
Cognate with.

Noun

 * 1) progress