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HSK 7 N1
liáo
リョウ
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
Phonetic component
liào burnt offering
fuel used for sacrifices
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Liáo]
surname Liao
[liáo]
bureaucrat; colleague
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あきら
Akira female given name
つかさ
Tsukasa female given name
りょう
Ryō female given name
りよう
Riyou unclassified name