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Translingual
Han character
寥 (Kangxi radical 40, 宀+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十尸一竹 (JSMH), four-corner 30202, composition ⿱宀翏)
- few, scarce
- empty, deserted
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 291, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7292
- Dae Jaweon: page 575, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 951, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5BE5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 醪
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*ruːw
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| 嫪
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*ruːw, *rɯːws
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| 嘐
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*ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
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| 賿
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*rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
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| 顟
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*rrɯːw
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| 膠
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*krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
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| 轇
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*krɯːw
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| 摎
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*krɯːw, *rɯw
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| 髎
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*riw, *rɯːw
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| 熮
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*riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
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| 廖
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*rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
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| 憀
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*rɯːw, *rɯw
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| 豂
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*rɯːw
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| 漻
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*rɯːw
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| 翏
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*ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
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| 寥
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*rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
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| 蓼
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*rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
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| 鄝
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*rɯːwʔ
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| 鷚
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*mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
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| 繆
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*mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
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| 勠
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*rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
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| 疁
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*rɯw
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| 飂
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*rɯw, *rɯws
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| 鏐
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*rɯw, *rɯw
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| 僇
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*rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
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| 瘳
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*r̥ʰɯw
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| 璆
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*ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
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| 謬
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*mrɯws
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| 蟉
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*ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
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| 樛
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*krɯw
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| 磟
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*ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
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| 戮
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*rɯwɢ
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| 剹
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*rɯwɢ
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| 穋
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*rɯwɢ
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Pronunciation
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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寥
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寥
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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8366
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8370
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Phonetic
component
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翏
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翏
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Rime
group
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幽
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覺
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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聊
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靂
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Old
Chinese
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/*rɯːw/
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/*rɯːwɢ/
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| Notes
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見老子說文作廫
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Definitions
寥
- empty; silent; deserted
- few; scarce
- lonesome; in solitude
- vast; broad; expansive
- profound and lasting
- Alternative form of 憀 (liáo, “to rely; to depend on”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
寥
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- lonely
Readings
Korean
Hanja
寥 • (ryo) (hangeul 료, revised ryo, McCune–Reischauer ryo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
寥: Hán Nôm readings: liêu
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References