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liáo

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liáo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
liáo | liao2
English translation
cured, healed; to recover

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About liáo

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Number of strokes

17

Traditional form

liáo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

sickness

Etymology of liáo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

疒尞

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

liào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and le represents the sound. Simplified form of liáo .

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Words with liáo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
治疗 zhìliáo therapy治療
医疗 yī liáo medical treatment醫療
疗法 liáo fǎ therapy療法
疗效 liáo xiào healing efficacy療效
化疗 huà liáo chemotherapy化療
疗程 liáo chéng course of treatment療程
liáo to treat liáo
医疗费 yī liáo fèi medical expenses醫療費
理疗 lǐ liáo physiotherapy理療
诊疗 zhěn liáo diagnosis and treatment診療
疗养 liáo yǎng to get well療養
水疗 shuǐ liáo hydrotherapy水療
食疗 shí liáo food therapy食療
电疗 diàn liáo electrotherapy電療
治疗法 zhì liáo fǎ therapy治療法

liáo Decomposition & Compounds

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