量
liàng
capacity
quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word
Dawn (旦) + inner measure (里) = quantity and capacity
里 carries the core idea of internal measure — distance, interior, the village unit — suggesting something that can be counted or gauged. 旦 mainly contributes the liàng sound; the measuring work is done by 里.
这个箱子的容量很大，可以放很多东西。
zhè ge xiāng zi de róng liàng hěn dà, kě yǐ fàng hěn duō dōng xi。
This box has a very large capacity and can hold many things.
你要量力而行，不要做超出自己能力的事。
nǐ yào liàng lì ér xíng, bú yào zuò chāo chū zì jǐ néng lì de shì。
You should estimate your own strength before acting, and not do things beyond your ability.
Words with 量
总产量
zǒng chǎn liàng
total output
高热量
gāo rè liàng
high calorie (foodstuff)
无量
wú liàng
measureless
电量
diàn liàng
quantity of electric charge
载客量
zài kè liàng
passenger capacity
军事力量
jūn shì lì liang
military strength
向量
xiàng liàng
(math.) vector
轻量
qīng liàng
lightweight
流量
liú liàng
flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic
排量
pái liàng
discharge volume
降水量
jiàng shuǐ liàng
precipitation (meteorology)
份量
fèn liang
variant of 分量[fen4 liang5]