liǎ

two (colloquial equivalent of 兩個|两个)

both; some

person (亻) + two (两) = two people (colloquial)

两 means two, and the person radical (亻) makes it feel personal and colloquial — the kind of 'two' you use when talking about people in everyday speech. Think of it as 'two people, informally.'

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TwoSemantic
PersonSemantic

一起去买东西吧。

wǒ liǎ yī qǐ qù mǎi dōng xi ba。

Let's the two of us go shopping together.

认识很多年了。

tā liǎ rèn shi hěn duō nián le。

The two of them have known each other for many years.

Words with 俩

伎俩

jì liǎng

trick; scheme; ploy

俩钱

liǎ qián

two bits

俩钱儿

liǎ qián r

erhua variant of 倆錢|俩钱[lia3 qian2]

公母俩

gōng mǔ liǎ

husband and wife

咱俩

zán liǎ

the two of us

技俩

jì liǎng

variant of 伎倆|伎俩[ji4 liang3]

More characters with 亻