Chinese symbol for “hut”
寮
liáo
hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚 (liáo)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hut is 寮 (liáo), defined as: hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚 (liáo).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hut”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 庵 | ān | hut; small temple |
| 庐 (廬) | lú | hut |
| 小屋 | xiǎo wū | cabin; lodge |
| 厪 | jǐn | hut |
| 寮房 | liáo fáng | hut; simple dwelling |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 寮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工寮 | gōng liáo | (Tw) (on-site) workers' dormitory hut; workers' shed |
| 寮屋 | liáo wū | squatter shacks |
| 寮房 | liáo fáng | hut; simple dwelling |
| 糖寮 | táng liáo | sugar mill |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hut”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.