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).
Definitions
- short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁 province
- Liao or Khitan dynasty (916-1125)
- (bound form) distant
- faraway
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
| 司马辽太郎 | sī mǎ liáo tài láng | SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels |
| 通辽市 | tōng liáo shì | Tongliao, prefecture-level city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 內蒙古自治區|内蒙古自治区[Nei4 meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] |
| 辽东半岛 | liáo dōng bàn dǎo | Liaodong Peninsula |
| 双辽市 | shuāng liáo shì | Shuangliao, a county-level city in Siping City 四平市[Si4 ping2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 辽阳市 | liáo yáng shì | Liaoyang, prefecture-level city in Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] |
| 辽源市 | liáo yuán shì | Liaoyuan, prefecture-level city in Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] |
| 辽西 | liáo xī | west of Liaoning |
| 西辽 | xī liáo | Western Liao, Khitan kingdom of central Asia 1132-1218 |
| 东辽县 | dōng liáo xiàn | Dongliao, a county in Liaoyuan City 遼源市|辽源市[Liao2 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 辽宁号 | liáo níng hào | Liaoning, the first aircraft carrier commissioned into the PLA Navy (commissioned in 2012) |
| 东辽 | dōng liáo | see 東遼縣|东辽县[Dong1 liao2 Xian4] |
| 辽东 | liáo dōng | Liaodong peninsula between Bohai 渤海 and Yellow sea |
辽 appears in 31 compound words: 65 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 23 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.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 辽.
Example Sentences
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.
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
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
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...
【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
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.
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.
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.
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
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