寥 — Chinese character
寥
liáo
few, scarce; empty, deserted
- Pinyin
- liáo
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 宀 翏
- Formation
- pictophonetic — roof; meaning component 宀; sound component 翏
- Japanese
- 寥 as a kanji
Common words with 寥
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寥寥 | liáo liáo | very few |
| 寥寥无几 (寥寥無幾) | liáo liáo wú jǐ | (idiom) very few |
| 寂寥 | jì liáo | (literary) quiet and desolate; lonely |
| 寥寥可数 (寥寥可數) | liáo liáo kě shǔ | (idiom) very few |
| 寥落 | liáo luò | sparse; few and far between |
| 寥若晨星 | liáo ruò chén xīng | rare as morning stars (idiom); few and far between |
| 寥廓 | liáo kuò | (literary) vast; boundless |
寥 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 4
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