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liáo

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liáo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liáo | liao2
English translation
few, scarce; empty, deserted

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About liáo

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

liáo

Contains the radical

gài

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

roof

Etymology of liáo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

宀翏

Semantic compound

gài

Phonetic compound

liù

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Example sentences using liáo

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他们 tā men 一桨 yòu 一桨 de ,搅动 jiǎo dòng zhāo 寥寥 liáo liáo 倒映 dào yìng 在水 de 星星 xīng xing .

The oars in their dipping struck at a few reflected stars.

尝试 chángshì zhāo jiǎng 那些 nà xiē liáo shèng de 思绪 sī xù shè .

To weave by picking up the pieces that remain.

总体 zǒng tǐ 看来 kàn lai ,这所大学 Dà xué 评估 pínggū 教育 jiàoyù 质量 zhìliàng de 方法 fāngfǎ 寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ .

The college has few ways to assess the quality of education overall.

Words with liáo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
寥寥 liáo liáo very few寥寥 liáo liáo
寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ not many at all寥寥無幾
寂寥 jì liáo lonely寂寥 jì liáo
liáo empty liáo
寥落 liáo luò sparse寥落 liáo luò
寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ just a handful寥寥可數
寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng sparse寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng

liáo Decomposition & Compounds

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