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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- liao2
- English meanings
- endure, rely/depend on, rely on, depend on, chat
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 耳; right 卯.
Meaning & sound clues
耳 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “ear”.
卯 is identified as the sound component (mǎo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 聊.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
official; colleague
few; silent
feed
careless; hasty
burn; blaze
treat; cure
distant; vast
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 无聊
- 聊天儿