• 2082nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 31 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáo (liao2)abbr. for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province in northeast China • Liao or Khitan dynasty (907-1125)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for liáo (liao2)The component is pronounced as 'le' (le5). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for liáo (liao2)The component is pronounced as 'liǎo' (liao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

辽宁 (遼寧)

Uncommon

西辽 (西遼)
通辽 (通遼)
辽宁省 (遼寧省)
辽远 (遼遠)
辽阔 (遼闊)
辽阳 (遼陽)

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  • 386th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 172 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuǎn (yuan3)far • distant • remote
2. yuàn (yuan4)to distance oneself from (classical)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuǎn (yuan3)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for yuàn (yuan4)The component is pronounced as 'yuán' (yuan2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

永远 (永遠)
遥远 (遙遠)

Uncommon

久远 (久遠)
偏远 (偏遠)
望远镜 (望遠鏡)
杨致远 (楊致遠)
深远 (深遠)
清远 (清遠)
疏远 (疏遠)
老远 (老遠)
远大 (遠大)
远征军 (遠征軍)
远虑 (遠慮)
远方 (遠方)
远眺 (遠眺)
远程 (遠程)
远处 (遠處)
远行 (遠行)
远见 (遠見)
远远 (遠遠)
远门 (遠門)
远离 (遠離)
长远 (長遠)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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