聊(liáo)

HSK 411 strokes

(coll.) to chat

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Character information

Pinyin
liáo
Meaning
(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 聊 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰耳卯

In this compound, the meaning comes from 耳 (ear); 卯 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

耳ěr卯mǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 聊 step by step

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

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Words with 聊

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

wú无liáo聊
HSK 4

bored; boring; senseless

Open 无聊 page →
gà尬liáo聊

(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation

Open 尬聊 page →
sī私liáo聊

(computing) to chat privately; private chat

Open 私聊 page →
mín民bù不liáo聊shēng生

(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian 史记)

Open 民不聊生 page →
bǎi百wú无liáo聊lài赖

(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom

Open 百无聊赖 page →
qún群liáo聊

(computing) group chat; to have a group chat

Open 群聊 page →
liáo聊yǐ以sāi塞zé责

in order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities

Open 聊以塞责 page →
liáo聊yǐ以zì自wèi慰

to find some consolation (idiom)

Open 聊以自慰 page →

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无尬私民不生百赖

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