懂中文 Dong Chinese

廖

liào

surname

The wind 翏 blowing over a vast, empty plain 广

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

翏 meaning component

翏  Meaning component

liù

  

to sweep away, to remove

Evolution

廖 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
廖 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
廖 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
廖 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
廖 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

廖  

liào

surname; name of an ancient state

廖  

Liào

surname Liao

Most common words with 廖
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Meaning

廖

surname Liao

廖沫沙

Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution