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The character 辽, simplified from the traditional form 遼, combines the semantic radical 辶, related to movement or travel, with the phonetic component 尞, which indicated the pronunciation liáo. Originally expressing the general idea of distance or remoteness, its meaning later specialized to designate the Liao River in northeastern China, and subsequently, it was applied to the Liao Dynasty established by the Khitan people. In its simplified form, the complex phonetic 尞 is replaced by 了, a graphical alteration that simplifies writing but does not carry the original phonetic role, while the character's semantic association shifted from an adjective describing expanse to a proper noun for specific geographical and historical contexts.
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辽宁在中国东北。
辽宁的省会是沈阳。
草原非常辽阔。
他的家乡在辽远的地方。
辽宁有很多工业城市。
辽阔的海面上有一艘船。
尽管距离辽远，他们的心却很近。
辽宁的辽阔平原适合农业发展。