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burnt offering

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
liào
リョウ
かがりび
Original form of 燎 (burn; set on fire). Depicts burning wood (木) with several dots around it, representing flame. The 日 (sun) and 火 (fire) components were added later.
Components
木 tree+ ◎ characterless component+ 日 day+ 火 fire =
尞 burnt offering
木 Iconic component
mù tree
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts sparks of flame.
日 Meaning component
rì day
sun
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
Notes
Similar Characters
本 book朱 vermillion果 fruit栗 chestnut (simp)桑 mulberry tree桼 varnish tree杲 bright sun杳 dark榻 cot堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)炅 brilliance乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern