谅

諒

liàng

京 + 讠

Definitions

liàng (verb) to understand; to forgive

liàng (verb) to expect; to presume

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 京 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諒.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 京

About

The character 谅 is the simplified form of 諒. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side is the simplified speech radical 讠 (from 言 'speech'), indicating the semantic category of speech and verbal communication, while the right side 京 serves as the phonetic component. Its original meaning was to speak the truth, be sincere, or have faith in words. Later, the character shifted to signify mutual understanding, sympathy, and forgiveness, the act of verbally or mentally acknowledging someone's difficult situation or excusable mistake.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我原谅你了。

Wǒ yuánliàng nǐ le.

I forgive you.

请你原谅我。

Qǐng nǐ yuánliàng wǒ.

Please forgive me.

他得到了她的谅解。

Tā dédào le tā de liàngjiě.

He received her understanding.

我们需要互相谅解。

Wǒmen xūyào hùxiāng liàngjiě.

We need to understand each other.

老师谅解说学生不是故意的。

Lǎoshī liàngjiě shuō xuéshēng bù shì gùyì de.

The teacher understood that the student didn't do it on purpose.

如果你道歉，我会原谅你。

Rúguǒ nǐ dàoqiàn, wǒ huì yuánliàng nǐ.

If you apologize, I will forgive you.

尽管他犯了错，大家还是谅解了他。

Jǐnguǎn tā fàn le cuò, dàjiā háishì liàngjiě le tā.

Even though he made a mistake, everyone still understood him.

在复杂的人际关系中，谅解是维持和谐的关键。

Zài fùzá de rénjì guānxì zhōng, liàngjiě shì wéichí héxié de guānjiàn.

In complex interpersonal relationships, understanding is the key to maintaining harmony.

Related Characters

Component: 京

Component: 讠

谅