燎(liáo)

16 strokes
Readingsliáoliǎo

to burn

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Character information

Pinyin
liáo / liǎo
Meaning
to burn; to set afire
Strokes
16
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 燎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火尞

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 尞 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

火huǒ尞liáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 燎 step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 燎

Common words using 燎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huǒ火liáo燎

to singe; to scorch

Open 火燎 page →
liáo燎yuán原

to start a prairie fire

Open 燎原 page →
liáo燎pào泡

blister (caused by burns)

Open 燎泡 page →
xīn心jí急huǒ火liǎo燎

see 心急如焚[xin1 ji2 ru2 fen2]

Open 心急火燎 page →
huǒ火shāo烧huǒ火liǎo燎

restless with anxiety

Open 火烧火燎 page →
yān烟xūn熏huǒ火liǎo燎

smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

Open 烟熏火燎 page →

Related characters

From 燎’s common words

火原泡心急烧烟熏

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