(liáo)

HSK 7-95 strokesTrad.

short name for Liaoning 辽宁 province

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Character information

Pinyin
liáo
Meaning
short name for Liaoning 辽宁 province; Liao or Khitan dynasty (916-1125)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶了

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk); supplies the sound.

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

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Words with

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liáokuò
HSK 7-9

vast; extensive

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dōngliáo

see 东辽县

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西liáo

Western Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218

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tōngliáo

see 通辽市

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Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 内蒙古自治区

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liáoníng

see 辽宁省

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Liaoning Province, capital Shenyang 沈阳市 (short name 辽)

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liáodōng

Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea

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