辽 (liáo): short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province, Liao or Khitan dynasty (916-1125), (bound form) distant, faraway

辽 (liáo) is a Chinese character meaning “short name for liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 了 (phonetic). It ranks #2050 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 辽 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province
  2. Liao or Khitan dynasty (916-1125)
  3. (bound form) distant
  4. faraway

Etymology & Origin

辽

pictophoneticwalk

Decomposition: ⿺辶了 (layout: surround-from-lower-left)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
辽阔adjectiveliáo kuòvast
辽宁大学liáo níng dà xuéLiaoning University
松辽平原sōng liáo píng yuánSongliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northea...
辽中区liáo zhōng qūLiaozhong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
司马辽太郎sī mǎ liáo tài lángSHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
通辽市tōng liáo shìTongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区
辽东半岛proper-nounliáo dōng bàn dǎoLiaodong Peninsula
双辽市shuāng liáo shìShuangliao, a county-level city in Siping City 四平市, Jilin
辽阳市liáo yáng shìLiaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省
辽源市liáo yuán shìLiaoyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省
辽中liáo zhōngsee 遼中區|辽中区
辽西proper-nounliáo xīwest of Liaoning
西辽proper-nounxī liáoWestern Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218
东辽县dōng liáo xiànDongliao, a county in Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin
辽宁号liáo níng hàoLiaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLA Navy (commissioned in 2012)
33
Total compounds
67
As first character
12
As last character
21
As middle character

辽 appears in 33 compound words: 67 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 辽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

宁níng
0.71628,765 co-occurrences
阔kuò
0.531870 co-occurrences
省shěng
0.51015,327 co-occurrences
阳yáng
0.4774,258 co-occurrences
东dōng
0.4568,066 co-occurrences
热rè
0.4141,540 co-occurrences
抚fǔ
0.408536 co-occurrences
锦jǐn
0.381349 co-occurrences
军jūn
0.3794,510 co-occurrences
胶jiāo
0.375185 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

辽东半岛Liáodōng BàndǎoHSK 7+

Liaodong Peninsula

Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 辽.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好辽字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo liáo zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "辽" correctly, you need to master the proper stroke order.

少数派Aug 2026

选择阵营,张开羽翼化身为守护者, 在比初代辽阔 36 倍的宏大世界中展开阵营激战。

xuǎn zé zhèn yíng , zhāng kāi yǔ yì huà shēn wéi shǒu hù zhě , zài bǐ chū dài liáo kuò 3 6 bèi de hóng dà shì jiè zhōng zhǎn kāi zhèn yíng jī zhàn .

Choose a faction, spread your wings, and become a Guardian as you engage in faction-based battles across a vast world 36 times larger than the original.

BastillepostMar 2026

辽金西夏的饮食特色——游牧与农耕的饮食碰撞

liáo jīn xī xià de yǐn shí tè sè — — yóu mù yǔ nóng gēng de yǐn shí pèng zhuàng

Culinary Traditions of the Liao, Jin, and Western Xia Dynasties: A Clash of Nomadic and Agricultural Cuisines

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

从异乡客到“本地人” 海外友人在辽宁读懂“团圆”

cóng yì xiāng kè dào běn dì rén hǎi wài yǒu rén zài liáo nìng dòu dǒng tuán yuán

From foreigners to "locals" Overseas friends understand "reunion" in Liaoning

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

网传“辽宁锦州一医院有安乐死胶囊” 官方回应:查...

wǎng chuán liáo nìng jǐn zhōu yī yī yuàn yǒu ān lè sǐ jiāo náng guān fāng huí yīng : chá . . .

It is rumored on the Internet that "a hospital in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province has euthanasia capsules" Official response: Check...

光明网_新闻视野、文化视角、思想深度、理论高度Feb 2026

【新春启新程】辽宁:锚定短板谋改革_光明网

xīn chūn qǐ xīn chéng liáo nìng : 锚 dìng duǎn bǎn móu gǎi gé guāng míng wǎng

Liaoning: Anchoring shortcomings and seeking reform_Guangming.com

Tatoeba

中国幅员辽阔,因而茶的品种繁多。

Zhōngguó fúyuán-liáokuò, yīn'ér chá de pǐnzhǒng fánduō.

China's territory is vast, thus the types of tea vary.

Tatoeba

巴西是一个幅员辽阔的国家。

Bāxī shì yī gè fúyuán liáokuò de guójiā.

Brazil is a huge country.

Tatoeba

不论黑暗如何辽阔,我们都必须提供自身的光明。

Bù lùn hēi'àn rúhé liáokuò, wǒmen dōu bìxū tígōng zìshēn de guāngmíng.

However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

Tatoeba

鸭绿江位于中朝边界,是中国辽宁省与北韩之间的重要界河。

Yālù Jiāng wèiyú Zhōng Cháo biānjiè, shì Zhōngguó Liáoníngshěng yǔ Běihán zhījiān de zhòngyào jièhé.

The Yalu River is located on the China–North Korea border and is an important boundary river between Liaoning Province in China and North Korea.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 辶 (walk) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced liáo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 辽 (liáo) mean in Chinese?
辽 (liáo) primarily means "short name for liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2050 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 辽 and 长?
辽 (liáo) and 长 (cháng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 辽 (short) vs 长 (long).
How many strokes does 辽 have?
辽 is written with 5 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 辽?
The radical associated with 辽 is 辶 (walk). This radical appears in many characters related to walk.
What are the components of 辽?
辽 is composed of: 辶 (semantic), 了 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿺辶了 with a surround-from-lower-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 辽?
Common words with 辽 include: 辽阔 (liáo kuò, "vast"); 辽宁大学 (liáo níng dà xué, "Liaoning University"); 松辽平原 (sōng liáo píng yuán, "Songliao Plain of northeast China including Songhua River 松花江 through the Liaoning Peninsula, also called the Northea..."); 辽中区 (liáo zhōng qū, "Liaozhong, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning"); 司马辽太郎 (sī mǎ liáo tài láng, "SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels"). There are over 33 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 辽 (liáo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation liáo: 料 (material), 疗 (to treat), 聊 (chat), 僚 (bureaucrat), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 辽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 辽 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.