辽

遼

liáo

了 + 辶

Definitions

liáo (adjective) distant; faraway

Liáo (noun) Liao Dynasty; short name for Liaoning province; Liao dynasty (907-1125)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 了 represents the sound. Simplified form of 遼.

Semantic: 辶 Phonetic: 了

About

辽, the simplified form of 遼, is a phono-semantic compound. The radical 辶 conveys walking or distance, while the phonetic was traditionally 尞 and is now simplified to 了. Its meaning is distant, remote, or vast, and it often describes sweeping landscapes or long periods. It also names the Liao Dynasty and the modern province of Liaoning in northeastern China.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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辽宁在中国东北。

Liáoníng zài Zhōngguó dōngběi.

Liaoning is in northeast China.

辽宁的省会是沈阳。

Liáoníng de shěnghuì shì Shěnyáng.

The capital of Liaoning is Shenyang.

草原非常辽阔。

Cǎoyuán fēicháng liáokuò.

The grassland is very vast.

他的家乡在辽远的地方。

Tā de jiāxiāng zài liáoyuǎn de dìfāng.

His hometown is in a distant place.

辽宁有很多工业城市。

Liáoníng yǒu hěnduō gōngyè chéngshì.

Liaoning has many industrial cities.

辽阔的海面上有一艘船。

Liáokuò de hǎimiàn shàng yǒu yì sōu chuán.

There is a ship on the vast sea.

尽管距离辽远，他们的心却很近。

Jǐnguǎn jùlí liáoyuǎn, tāmen de xīn què hěn jìn.

Even though the distance is far, their hearts are close.

辽宁的辽阔平原适合农业发展。

Liáoníng de liáokuò píngyuán shìhé nóngyè fāzhǎn.

The vast plains of Liaoning are suitable for agricultural development.

Related Characters

Component: 了

Component: 辶

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