燎

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燎 U+71CE, 燎
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-71CE
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 		CJK Unified Ideographs 燏 →
燎 U+F9C0, 燎
CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9C0
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 		CJK Compatibility Ideographs 療 →

Translingual

Han character

燎 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 火大金火 (FKCF), four-corner 94896, composition ⿰火尞)

  1. to burn, set afire
  2. to illuminate
  3. signal lamp

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 683, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19414
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1095, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2233, character 3
  • Unihan data for U+71CE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (尞) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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 *rew, *rewʔ, *rews) : semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 尞 ().

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/ʔ-r(ə/a)w (“to fry, roast, cook”). Cognate with 烄 (OC *keːws, *kreːwʔ, “to burn on a pyre; to pan-fry, saute”), Burmese ကြော် (krau, “to fry”) (STEDT #5862).

Pronunciation 1

trad. 燎
simp. # 燎
2nd round simp. 𰝶
alternative forms 尞 ancient “offering”
Note:
  • liao5 - Shantou;
  • liou5 - Chaozhou.
    • Dialectal data
    Variety Location 燎 (燎原) 燎 (火燎眉毛)
    Mandarin Beijing /liau³⁵/ /liau²¹⁴/
    Harbin /liau²⁴/ /liau²¹³/
    Tianjin /liɑu⁴⁵/ /liɑu¹³/
    Jinan /liɔ⁴²/ /liɔ⁵⁵/
    Qingdao /liɔ⁴²/ /liɔ⁵⁵/
    Zhengzhou /liau⁴²/ /liau⁵³/
    Xi'an /liau²⁴/ /liau⁵³/
    Xining /liɔ²⁴/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Yinchuan /liɔ⁵³/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Lanzhou /liɔ⁵³/ /liɔ⁴⁴²/
    Ürümqi /liɔ⁵¹/ /liɔ/
    Wuhan /niau²¹³/ /niau²¹³/
    Chengdu /niau³¹/ /niau³¹/
    Guiyang /niao²¹/ /niao²¹/
    Kunming /liɔ³¹/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Nanjing /liɔo²⁴/ /liɔo²⁴/
    Hefei /liɔ⁵⁵/ /liɔ⁵⁵/
    Jin Taiyuan /liau¹¹/ /liau⁵³/
    Pingyao /liɔ¹³/
    Hohhot /liɔ³¹/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Wu Shanghai /liɔ²³/ /liɔ²³/
    Suzhou /liæ¹³/
    Hangzhou /liɔ²¹³/ /liɔ²¹³/
    Wenzhou /liɛ³¹/ /liɛ³⁵/
    Hui Shexian /liɔ⁴⁴/ /liɔ⁴⁴/
    Tunxi /liu⁴⁴/ /liu³¹/
    Xiang Changsha /liau¹³/ /liau¹³/
    Xiangtan /niaɯ¹²/ /niaɯ¹²/
    Gan Nanchang
    Hakka Meixian /liau¹¹/ /liau¹¹/
    Taoyuan /liɑu¹¹/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /liu²¹/ /liu²¹/
    Nanning /liu²¹/ /liu²¹/
    Hong Kong /liu²¹/ /liu²¹/
    Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /liau³⁵/ /liau⁵³/
    Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /lieu⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Northern Min) /liau²¹/ /liau⁴⁴/
    Shantou (Teochew) /liau⁵⁵/ /liau³⁵/
    Haikou (Hainanese) /liau³¹/ /liau³¹/
    Rime
    Character 燎 燎
    Reading # 1/3 3/3
    Initial (聲) 來 (37) 來 (37)
    Final (韻) 宵 (91) 宵 (91)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) III III
    Fanqie 力昭切 力照切
    Baxter ljew ljewH
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/liᴇu/ /liᴇuH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/liɛu/ /liɛuH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ljæu/ /ljæuH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/liaw/ /liawH/
    Li
    Rong         		/liɛu/ /liɛuH/
    Wang
    Li         		/lĭɛu/ /lĭɛuH/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/li̯ɛu/ /li̯ɛuH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		liáo liào
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		liu4 liu6
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 燎 燎
    Reading # 1/3 3/3
    No. 8078 8087
    Phonetic
    component         		尞 尞
    Rime
    group         		宵 宵
    Rime
    subdivision         		2 2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		燎 𤊽
    Old
    Chinese         		/*rew/ /*rews/

    Definitions

    燎

    1. torch
    2. (alt. form 潦) to burn; to scald
    3. (historical) offering involving burning wood

    Pronunciation 2

    trad. 燎
    simp. # 燎
    2nd round simp. 𰝶
    • Dialectal data
    Variety Location 燎 (燎原) 燎 (火燎眉毛)
    Mandarin Beijing /liau³⁵/ /liau²¹⁴/
    Harbin /liau²⁴/ /liau²¹³/
    Tianjin /liɑu⁴⁵/ /liɑu¹³/
    Jinan /liɔ⁴²/ /liɔ⁵⁵/
    Qingdao /liɔ⁴²/ /liɔ⁵⁵/
    Zhengzhou /liau⁴²/ /liau⁵³/
    Xi'an /liau²⁴/ /liau⁵³/
    Xining /liɔ²⁴/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Yinchuan /liɔ⁵³/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Lanzhou /liɔ⁵³/ /liɔ⁴⁴²/
    Ürümqi /liɔ⁵¹/ /liɔ/
    Wuhan /niau²¹³/ /niau²¹³/
    Chengdu /niau³¹/ /niau³¹/
    Guiyang /niao²¹/ /niao²¹/
    Kunming /liɔ³¹/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Nanjing /liɔo²⁴/ /liɔo²⁴/
    Hefei /liɔ⁵⁵/ /liɔ⁵⁵/
    Jin Taiyuan /liau¹¹/ /liau⁵³/
    Pingyao /liɔ¹³/
    Hohhot /liɔ³¹/ /liɔ⁵³/
    Wu Shanghai /liɔ²³/ /liɔ²³/
    Suzhou /liæ¹³/
    Hangzhou /liɔ²¹³/ /liɔ²¹³/
    Wenzhou /liɛ³¹/ /liɛ³⁵/
    Hui Shexian /liɔ⁴⁴/ /liɔ⁴⁴/
    Tunxi /liu⁴⁴/ /liu³¹/
    Xiang Changsha /liau¹³/ /liau¹³/
    Xiangtan /niaɯ¹²/ /niaɯ¹²/
    Gan Nanchang
    Hakka Meixian /liau¹¹/ /liau¹¹/
    Taoyuan /liɑu¹¹/
    Cantonese Guangzhou /liu²¹/ /liu²¹/
    Nanning /liu²¹/ /liu²¹/
    Hong Kong /liu²¹/ /liu²¹/
    Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /liau³⁵/ /liau⁵³/
    Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /lieu⁵³/
    Jian'ou (Northern Min) /liau²¹/ /liau⁴⁴/
    Shantou (Teochew) /liau⁵⁵/ /liau³⁵/
    Haikou (Hainanese) /liau³¹/ /liau³¹/
    Rime
    Character 燎
    Reading # 2/3
    Initial (聲) 來 (37)
    Final (韻) 宵 (91)
    Tone (調) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) III
    Fanqie 力小切
    Baxter ljewX
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/liᴇuX/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/liɛuX/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/ljæuX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/liawX/
    Li
    Rong         		/liɛuX/
    Wang
    Li         		/lĭɛuX/
    Bernhard
    Karlgren         		/li̯ɛuX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		liǎo
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		liu5
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 燎
    Reading # 2/3
    No. 8079
    Phonetic
    component         		尞
    Rime
    group         		宵
    Rime
    subdivision         		2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		繚
    Old
    Chinese         		/*rewʔ/
    Notes 尞之轉註字

    Definitions

    燎

    1. to burn weeds
    2. to singe; to scorch; to set on fire
    3. (alt. form 爒) to roast

    Compounds

    Japanese

    Kanji

    燎

    (Jinmeiyō kanji)

    1. bonfire
    2. burn

    Readings

    • Go-on: りょう (ryō)←れう (reu, historical)
    • Kan-on: りょう (ryō)←れう (reu, historical)
    • Kun: かがりび (kagaribi)

    Korean

    Hanja

    燎 • (ryo>yo) (hangeul 료>요, revised ryo>yo, McCune–Reischauer ryo>yo, Yale lyo>yo)

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    Vietnamese

    Han character

    燎: Hán Nôm readings: liệu, leo, liêu, riu

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    References

    • Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
    • Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
    • Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
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