潦(liáo)

HSK 7-915 strokes
Readingsliáolàolǎo

flooded

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Character information

Pinyin
liáo / lào / lǎo
Meaning
flooded; heavy rain
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 潦 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵尞

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 尞 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

氵shuǐ尞liáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 潦 step by step

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

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Words with 潦

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

liáo潦cǎo草
HSK 7-9

slipshod; careless; slovenly; (of handwriting) scrawly; illegible

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liáo潦dǎo倒

down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated

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qióng穷kùn困liáo潦dǎo倒

(idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope

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qióng穷chóu愁liáo潦dǎo倒

impoverished and dejected; wretched and penniless

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From 潦’s common words

草倒穷困愁

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