聊 liáo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 耳 — ear
- Made of
- 耳 ear 卯 4th terrestrial branch
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
聊
liáo
to talk (about something), to discuss
Character
Example phrases
- 我们聊了一个下午。 Wǒmen liáo le yí ge xiàwǔ. We talked until evening.
- 有空我们再聊。 Yǒu kòng wǒmen zài liáo. Let's talk again when we're free.
- 你们在聊什么？ Nǐmen zài liáo shénme? What are you talking about?
Related words
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 聊天儿 liáotiānr to chat, to have a chat
- 专题 zhuāntí special topic
- 复印 fùyìn to copy
- 传来 chuánlái to come through; to be heard
- 传 chuán to pass on; to spread
- 称为 chēngwéi to be called
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing
- 通信 tōngxìn communication; to correspond
- 读者 dúzhě reader
- 声明 shēngmíng statement
- 批评 pīpíng to criticize