few, sparse, empty, vast
Animated Stroke Order 寥
Stroke Order Diagrams 寥

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HSK Vocabulary: 寥
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 寥 is used in context
1
jīn今
tiān天
lái来
cān参
jiā加
huì会
yì议
de的
rén人
liáo寥
liáo寥
wú无
jǐ几
。
Very few people came to the meeting today.
2
shēn深
qiū秋
de的
gōng公
yuán园
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
liáo寥
luò落
。
The park looks particularly desolate in late autumn.
3
zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
tiào眺
wàng望
liáo寥
kuò廓
de的
tiān天
kōng空
。
Standing on the mountaintop, gazing at the vast sky.
4
jīn今
tiān天
lái来
shàng上
kè课
de的
rén人
liáo寥
liáo寥
wú无
jǐ几
。
There are very few people attending class today.
5
zhè这
ge个
xiǎo小
zhèn镇
de的
shāng商
diàn店
liáo寥
liáo寥
wú无
jǐ几
,
shēng生
huó活
bù不
tài太
fāng方
biàn便
。
There are very few shops in this small town, making life less convenient.
6
jǐn尽
guǎn管
xuān宣
chuán传
hěn很
guǎng广
,
dàn但
zhēn真
zhèng正
lǐ理
jiě解
zhè这
ge个
fù复
zá杂
lǐ理
lùn论
de的
rén人
liáo寥
liáo寥
wú无
jǐ几
。
Despite extensive promotion, there are very few people who truly understand this complex theory.
Information
Traditional寥
Radical宀
Strokes14
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2179
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄠˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+5BE5
CangjieJSMH
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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