僚
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See also: 𠆨
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Translingual
Han character
僚 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人大金火 (OKCF), four-corner 24296, composition ⿰亻尞)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 116, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1100
- Dae Jaweon: page 248, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 218, character 3
- Unihan data for U+50DA
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 僚 |
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 j18875  s05694 |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 簝 | *reːw, *reːw |
| 潦 | *reːwʔ, *reːws |
| 獠 | *reːwʔ, *ʔr'eːwʔ, *reːw |
| 轑 | *reːwʔ |
| 橑 | *reːwʔ, *reːw |
| 燎 | *rew, *rewʔ, *rews |
| 繚 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 璙 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws |
| 憭 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 爒 | *rewʔ, *reːwʔ |
| 僚 | *rewʔ, *reːw |
| 嫽 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws |
| 療 | *rews |
| 膫 | *rews, *reːw |
| 鷯 | *rews, *reːw |
| 遼 | *reːw |
| 撩 | *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 嘹 | *reːw, *reːw, *reːws |
| 寮 | *reːw |
| 飉 | *reːw |
| 竂 | *reːw |
| 鐐 | *reːw, *reːws |
| 蟟 | *reːw |
| 瞭 | *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 嶚 | *reːw |
| 镽 | *reːwʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rewʔ, *reːw) : semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 尞 ().
Pronunciation 1
| simp. and trad. |
僚 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd round simp. | 𠆨 | |
| alternative forms | 寮 尞 | |
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): liu4
- Eastern Min (BUC): lièu
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liâu
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6liau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liáo
- Wade–Giles: liao2
- Yale: lyáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau
- Palladius: ляо (ljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: liu4
- Yale: lìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: liu4
- Guangdong Romanization: liu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: lièu
- Sinological IPA (key): /l̃ieu⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: lew, ljewX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*ˤew/
- (Zhengzhang): /*rewʔ/, /*reːw/
Definitions
僚
- official; bureaucrat
- 官僚 ― guānliáo ― bureaucrat
- colleague; associate; companion
- 同僚 ― tóngliáo ― colleague; coworker
- a surname
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
| simp. and trad. |
僚 | |
|---|---|---|
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liǎo
- Wade–Giles: liao3
- Yale: lyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leau
- Palladius: ляо (ljao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: liu5
- Yale: líuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: liu5
- Guangdong Romanization: liu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /liːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
僚
- † good; beautiful
- 月出皎兮、佼人僚兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Yuè chū jiǎo xī, jiǎorén liǎo xī.
- The moon comes forth in her brightness;
How lovely is that beautiful lady!
Pronunciation 3
| simp. and trad. |
僚 | |
|---|---|---|
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎo
- Wade–Giles: lao3
- Yale: lǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao
- Palladius: лао (lao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: lou5
- Yale: lóuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lou5
- Guangdong Romanization: lou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /lou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
僚
- (historical) Alternative form of 䝤 (lǎo, “an ancient tribe in southwestern China”)
Compounds
References
- “僚”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
僚
Readings
- Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)←れう (reu, historical)
- Kan-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)←れう (reu, historical)
- Kun: とも (tomo, 僚)、つかさ (tsukasa, 僚)
Affix
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 僚 (MC lew|ljewX). Recorded as Middle Korean 료 (lyo) (Yale: lyo) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
僚 (eumhun 동료 료 (dongnyo ryo), word-initial (South Korea) 동료 요 (dongnyo yo))
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
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