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寥

寥

Translingual

Han character

寥 (radical 40 宀+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 十尸一竹 (JSMH), four-corner 30202, composition ⿱宀翏)

  1. few, scarce
  2. empty, deserted

References

  • KangXi: page 291, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7292
  • Dae Jaweon: page 575, character 5
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 951, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+5BE5

Chinese

simp. and trad.
 寥

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (翏) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
醪 *ruːw
嫪 *ruːw, *rɯːws
嘐 *ɡ·ruːw, *krɯːw, *qʰrɯːw
賿 *rrɯːw, *rrɯːwʔ
顟 *rrɯːw
膠 *krɯːw, *krɯːws, *kʰrɯːw
轇 *krɯːw
摎 *krɯːw, *rɯw
髎 *riw, *rɯːw
熮 *riws, *rɯːw, *rɯwʔ
廖 *rɯːw, *rɯːws, *rɯws
憀 *rɯːw, *rɯw
豂 *rɯːw
漻 *rɯːw
翏 *ɡ·rɯːw, *ɡ·rɯws
寥 *rɯːw, *rɯːwɢ
蓼 *rɯːwʔ, *rɯwɢ
鄝 *rɯːwʔ
鷚 *mɡlɯw, *rɯwɢs, *mɡrɯw, *ɡrɯw
繆 *mlɯw, *mɡrɯw, *mrɯws, *mlɯwɢ
勠 *rɯw, *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
疁 *rɯw
飂 *rɯw, *rɯws
鏐 *rɯw, *rɯw
僇 *rɯwɢs, *rɯwɢ
瘳 *r̥ʰɯw
璆 *ɡlɯw, *ɡrɯw
謬 *mrɯws
蟉 *ɡ·rɯw, *ɡrɯw, *ɡrɯwʔ
樛 *krɯw
磟 *ruːwɢ, *rɯwɢ
戮 *rɯwɢ
剹 *rɯwɢ
穋 *rɯwɢ

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 寥 寥
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 來 (37) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 蕭 (93) 錫 (127)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) IV IV
Fanqie 落蕭切 郎擊切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /leu/ /lek̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /leu/ /lek̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /leu/ /lɛk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /lɛw/ /lɛjk̚/
Li
Rong		 /leu/ /lek̚/
Wang
Li		 /lieu/ /liek̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /lieu/ /liek̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 liáo lì
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 寥 寥
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 8366 8370
Phonetic
component		 翏 翏
Rime
group		 幽 覺
Rime
subdivision		 2 2
Corresponding
MC rime		 聊 靂
Old
Chinese		 /*rɯːw/ /*rɯːwɢ/
Notes 見老子說文作廫

Definitions

寥

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Compounds

  • 寥寥可數／寥寥可数
  • 寥寥無幾／寥寥无几
  • 寥廓
  • 寥戾
  • 寥若晨星
  • 寥落
  • 寥闊／寥阔
  • 泬寥

Japanese

Kanji

寥

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Korean

Hanja

寥 • ‎(ryo) (hangeul 료, revised ryo, McCune-Reischauer ryo)

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Vietnamese

Han character

寥 (liêu)

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References

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