liào

ingredients

Depicts a ladle () full of rice ().

Components
米 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

rice

斗 iconic component

  Iconic component

dǒudòu

  

ladle

Evolution

料 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
料 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
料 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
料 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
料 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

liào

consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients; material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess

Most common words with 料
Freq.
Word
Meaning

资料

material

材料

material

stuff

饮料

drink

塑料

plastics