懂中文 Dong Chinese

僚

liáo

companion

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

尞 sound component

尞  Sound component

liào

  

burnt offering

Evolution

僚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
僚 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
僚 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
僚 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
僚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

僚  

liáo

companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face; bureaucrat; colleague

僚  

Liáo

surname Liao

Most common words with 僚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

官僚

bureaucrat

官僚主义

bureaucracy

同僚

colleague

幕僚

aids and advisors of top officials

僚

bureaucrat