How to write 寥

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 寥

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Meaning of 寥

Pinyin liáo

Radical

宀

Strokes

Definition

empty / lonesome / very few

Usage

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寥 [liáo] 1. 稀少。 Few; scanty. ～～无几。～落（稀少，冷落，如“疏星～～”）。～若晨星。 Few and far between; Rare like morning stars. 2. 静寂，空虚。 Silent; empty. 寂～。～廓（高远空旷）。 Silent and empty; Vast and expansive. 3. 同本义 (empty; silent). Same as the original meaning: empty; silent. 4. 冷清，冷落，寂寞。 Lonely; forlorn. 冷清，冷落，寂寞 (lonely; desolate; solitary). Example: 寥落 (desolate; lonely); 寥寞 (desolate; solitary). 5. 辽阔; 空旷。 Vast; broad. 辽阔的天空 (vast sky); 寥廓 (extensive, expansive). 6. 深远。 Profound and lasting. 例: 寥邈 (high and distant). - 假借为“赖”。凭依;聊赖 Used as a borrowing for "赖". To rely on; to lean on. - 引例: 1. 《淮南子·兵略》: 上下不相宁，吏民不相寥。 "Neither side is at peace; officials and people are not relying on each other." 2. 《说文》: 廫，空虚也。字亦作寥。 "廫 means empty; this character is also written as 寥." 3. 《老子》: 寂兮寥兮，独立而不改。 "Silent and empty, standing alone and unchanging." 4. 《庄子·大宗师》: 乃入于寥天。 "Then entered into the empty sky." 5. 孙绰《游天台山赋》: 恣心目之寥朗。 “Enjoying the vast clarity of mind.” Examples: - 寥朗 (clear and empty); - 寥天 (the Daoist state of emptiness); - 寥然 (quiet and empty); - 寥阒 (silent); - 寥寥 (lonely); - 寥落 (dismal; deserted).

寥寥 liáo liáo

very few

寂寥 jì liáo

lonely / still / desolate / (classical)

寥落 liáo luò

sparse / few and far between

寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ

just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.

寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng

rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse

寥廓 liáo kuò

boundless / vast

寥寥可数 liáo liáo kě shǔ

just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.