辽 liáo distant
distant; far
How to remember 辽: 辶 walking + 了 complete = distant. The path to Grandma's village is finally complete, but walking there takes all day, and her farm still feels distant and lonely in winter.
Component breakdown
辽 = 辶 walking + 了 complete
- 辶 walking
- 了 complete
The path to Grandma's village is finally complete, but walking there takes all day, and her farm still feels distant and lonely in winter.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme for 'vast, far-reaching': 辽阔 (liáokuò) describes wide-open expanses: 辽阔的草原 (liáokuò de cǎoyuán) the vast grassland.
- Also the name element for Liaoning province (辽宁) and the historical Liao dynasty.