燎
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to burn; to set afire
16 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,464 U+71CE
How 燎 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
火 (semantic, “fire”) + 尞 (phonetic)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尞
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尞 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尞 sound component | — | fuel used for sacrifices |
| 撩 | liáo | to lift, to raise; to provoke, to tease; to push aside clothing |
| 僚 | liáo | companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face |
| 鹩 | liáo | wren |
| 寮 | liáo | shanty, hut, shack |
| 缭 | liáo | confused; to bind; to wind around |
| 潦 | lǎo | to flood; puddle; dejected, careless |
| 瞭 | liào | bright; clear-sighted; to understand |
| 镣 | liào | fetters, leg-irons |
| 嘹 | liáo | a clear sound, such as a bell or a soprano; resonant |
| 膫 | liáo | omentum; the fat covering the intestines |
| 蟟 | liáo | cicada |
Words containing 燎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 星星之火，可以燎原 | xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán | a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive e… |
| 心急火燎 | xīn jí huǒ liǎo | see 心急如焚[xin1 ji2 ru2 fen2] |
| 火烧火燎 | huǒ shāo huǒ liǎo | restless with anxiety; to feel unbearably painful or hot |
| 烟熏火燎 | yān xūn huǒ liǎo | smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke |
| 火燎 | huǒ liáo | to singe; to scorch |
| 燎原 | liáo yuán | to start a prairie fire |
| 燎泡 | liáo pào | blister (caused by burns) |