瞭

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See also: 了
瞭 U+77AD, 瞭
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-77AD
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Translingual

Han character

瞭 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 月山大金火 (BUKCF), four-corner 64096, composition ⿰目尞)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 817, character 26
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23697
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1230, character 7
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2512, character 17
  • Unihan data for U+77AD

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 *reːw, *reːwʔ) : semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 尞 ().

Pronunciation 1

trad. 瞭
simp. 了*
Note:
  • liao5 - Shantou;
  • liou5 - Chaozhou.
    Rime
    Character 瞭 瞭
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial (聲) 來 (37) 來 (37)
    Final (韻) 蕭 (93) 蕭 (93)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Open Open
    Division (等) IV IV
    Fanqie 落蕭切 盧鳥切
    Baxter lew lewX
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/leu/ /leuX/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/leu/ /leuX/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/leu/ /leuX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/lɛw/ /lɛwX/
    Li
    Rong         		/leu/ /leuX/
    Wang
    Li         		/lieu/ /lieuX/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/lieu/ /lieuX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		liáo liǎo
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		liu4 liu5
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 瞭 瞭
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 8107 8111
    Phonetic
    component         		尞 尞
    Rime
    group         		宵 宵
    Rime
    subdivision         		2 2
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		聊 了
    Old
    Chinese         		/*reːw/ /*reːwʔ/

    Definitions

    瞭

    1. (especially of eyes) bright
    2. clear; unambiguous
    3. understanding-having; comprehension-having; learned

    Compounds

    Pronunciation 2

    simp. and trad.
    		 瞭
    Note:
    • liāu - vernacular;
    • liáu - literary.

      Definitions

      瞭

      1. to gaze at

      Compounds

      Pronunciation 3

      simp. and trad.
      		 瞭

      Definitions

      瞭

      1. (Hokkien) to glance

      Japanese

      Kanji

      瞭

      (Jōyō kanji)

      1. obvious

      Readings

      • Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
      • Kan-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)
      • Kun: あきらか (akiraka, 瞭らか)

      Proper noun

      瞭(りょう) • (Ryō) 

      1. a male given name

      Korean

      Hanja

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

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      Vietnamese

      Han character

      瞭: Hán Nôm readings: lẹo, liêu, lẽo, liễu, liệu

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