懂中文 Dong Chinese

寥

liáo

few

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 翏 represents the sound.

Components
宀 meaning component

宀  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

翏 sound component

翏  Sound component

liù

  

to sweep away, to remove

Definitions

寥  

liáo

few, scarce; empty, deserted; empty; lonesome; very few

Most common words with 寥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

寥寥

very few

寥寥无几

not many at all

寂寥

lonely

寥

empty

寥落

sparse