疗 (liáo): to treat
疗 (liáo) is a Chinese character meaning “to treat.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (structural) and 了 (structural). It ranks #949 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疗 to clear 了 an illness 疒; 了 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- to treat
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo clear 了 an illness 疒; 了 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿸疒了 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 疗
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疗法 | liáo fǎ | therapy |
| 化疗 | huà liáo | chemotherapy |
| 疗程 | liáo chéng | course of treatment |
| 疗养院 | liáo yǎng yuàn | sanatorium |
| 理疗 | lǐ liáo | physiotherapy |
| 疗养 | liáo yǎng | to get well |
| 放疗 | fàng liáo | radiotherapy (abbr. for 放射療法|放射疗法[fang4 she4 liao2 fa3]) |
| 医疗费 | yī liáo fèi | medical expenses |
| 水疗 | shuǐ liáo | hydrotherapy |
| 诊疗 | zhěn liáo | diagnosis and treatment |
| 疗效 | liáo xiào | healing efficacy |
| 电疗 | diàn liáo | electrotherapy |
| 物理疗法 | wù lǐ liáo fǎ | physiotherapy |
| 食疗 | shí liáo | (TCM) food therapy |
| 自然疗法 | zì rán liáo fǎ | natural therapy |
疗 appears in 68 compound words: 12 as the first character, 46 as the last, and 43 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 疗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom); filial thigh-cutting
Example Sentences
这种治疗方法很有效，很多患者都康复了。
Zhè zhǒng zhìliáo fāngfǎ hěn yǒuxiào, hěn duō huànzhě dōu kāngfù le.
This treatment method is very effective; many patients have recovered.
...政府总理称无意接收特朗普所称派往当地的医疗船
. . . zhèng fǔ zǒng lǐ chèn wú yì jiē shōu tè lǎng pǔ suǒ chèn pài wǎng dāng dì de yī liáo chuán
The Prime Minister stated that the government has no intention of accepting the medical ship that President Trump claimed to have dispatched to the region.
预防干眼症、黄斑部病变:食疗与四招护眼操
yù fáng gān yǎn zhèng huáng bān bù bìng biàn shí liáo yǔ sì zhāo hù yǎn cāo
Preventing Dry Eye Syndrome and Macular Degeneration: Dietary Therapy and Four Eye-Protecting Exercises
黄榕外貌有变否认做医美疗程 开心被网民指跟阿仪越来越似 黄夏蕙等...
huáng 榕 wài mào yǒu biàn fǒu rèn zuò yī měi liáo chéng kāi xīn bèi wǎng mín zhǐ gēn ā yí yuè lái yuè sì huáng xià 蕙 děng . . .
Huang Rong denies undergoing cosmetic procedures despite noticeable appearance changes, delighted by netizens' comments that she resembles Ah Yi more and more. Huang Xiaohui and others...
牙痛要注意!日本研究:长者“蛀牙不治疗”死亡风险增1.7倍
yá tòng yāo zhù yì ! rì běn yán jiū cháng zhě 蛀 yá bù zhì liáo sǐ wáng fēng xiǎn zēng . bèi
Beware of toothaches! Japanese study: Seniors who leave cavities untreated face 1.7 times higher risk of death
还在觊觎格陵兰?特朗普宣布派遣医疗船赴当地“协助很多病人”
hái zài 觊 觎 gé líng lán ? tè lǎng pǔ xuān bù pài qiǎn yī liáo chuán fù dāng dì xié zhù hěn duō bìng rén
Still coveting Greenland? Trump announces dispatch of hospital ship to "assist many patients" there.
很多癌症患者都因为化疗而脱发。
Hěn duō áizhèng huànzhě dōu yīnwèi huàliáo ér tuōfà.
Many cancer patients lose their hair because of the chemotherapy.
什么是格式塔疗法？
Shénme shì Géshìtǎ liáofǎ?
What is Gestalt Therapy?
汤姆有医疗保险吗？
Tāngmǔ yǒu yīliáobǎoxiǎn ma?
Does Tom have health insurance?
预防措施比真正的治疗更有效。
Yùfáng cuòshī bǐ zhēnzhèng de zhìliáo gèng yǒuxiào.
Preventive measures are much more effective than the actual treatment.
Character Family
疒 Radical Family — Characters sharing the illness radical
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