寥

liáo

l+iáo·2nd tone

empty · lonesome

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 14

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝宿宫宁

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Character Decomposition

寥=宀+翏

Etymology

roof

Meanings

empty

lonesome

very few

liáo

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Words with 寥 54 total

(literary) vast; boundless寥廓liáo kuò very few寥寥liáo liáo sparse · few and far between寥落liáo luò

Idioms with 寥 3 total Chain

(idiom) very few寥寥可数liáo liáo kě shǔ (idiom) very few寥寥无几liáo liáo wú jǐ rare as morning stars (idiom) · few and far between · sparse寥若晨星liáo ruò chén xīng