量 (liáng)

to measure

HSK 3.1 level 4
12 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 東 (pictograph of a bag) represents the meaning and 昜 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“量，稱輕重也。从重省，曏省聲。，古文量。”

Components

昜 (sound, remnant) — Modern form written like 旦.
東 (iconic, remnant) — Depicts a bag. Modern form written like 里.