(liào)

HSK 410 strokes

material

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
liào
Meaning
material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰米斗

A hand measuring 斗 a cup of rice 米

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

yuánliào
HSK 4

raw material

Open 原料 page →
liào
HSK 4

plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)

Open 塑料 page →
cáiliào
HSK 4

(raw) material

Open 材料 page →
liào
HSK 4

material

Open 资料 page →
HSK 4

plastic bag

Open 塑料袋 page →
yǐnliào
HSK 5

drink

Open 饮料 page →
liào
HSK 6

unexpectedly; to one's surprise

Open 不料 page →

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