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liāo

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liāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liāo | liao1
English translation
to lift, to raise; to provoke, to tease; to push aside clothing

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About liāo

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

liāo

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of liāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌尞

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

liào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and liào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using liāo

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tián 在生活中幻化 huàn huà Chéng 种种 zhǒng zhǒng 美丽 měilì de 影像 yǐng xiàng lái 撩拨 liáo bō 我们 wǒmen .

Sweeties change into varieties of shadows to appeal and confuse us.

老人 lǎo rén 撩起 liāo qǐ 开襟毛衣 náo le náo 身体 shēntǐ de 一侧

The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side.

戴维跪下 guì xia shēn 用手捧起河水 hé shuǐ wǎng 脸上 liāo

David knelt, cupped his hands and splashed river water on to his face.

wǎng 婴儿 yīngér de nǎo 后部 hòu bù qīng 撩些 Shuǐ

Trickle water gently over the back of your baby's head.

场面 chǎngmiàn 非常 fēicháng 刺激 cìjī 撩人 liáo rén 感到 gǎn dào 欲火 yù huǒ 难耐

It was extremely hot and I was feeling rather randy.

Words with liāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
liāo to pull up (sleeve) liāo
撩人 liáo rén to attract撩人 liáo rén
撩拨 liáo bō to provoke撩撥
撩开 liāo kai to toss aside撩開
撩起 liāo qǐ to raise撩起 liāo qǐ
撩乱 liáo luàn dazzled撩亂
撩动 liáo dòng to stir up撩動
撩逗 liáo dòu to provoke撩逗 liáo dòu
撩惹 liáo rě to provoke撩惹 liáo rě

liāo Decomposition & Compounds

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