僚 liáo colleague
colleague; companion; officials
怎么记住“僚”: 亻 person + 尞 bonfire = colleague. At the office summer party every person gathers round the bonfire, and Tom finally chats with his shy new colleague.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
僚 = 亻 person + 尞 bonfire
- 亻 person meaning
- 尞 bonfire sound
At the office summer party every person gathers round the bonfire, and Tom finally chats with his shy new colleague.
How it came to be
The person gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- A fellow official / colleague in officialdom: 同僚 (tóngliáo) a colleague (in government), 官僚 (guānliáo) bureaucrat.
- 官僚 and 官僚主义 (bureaucratism) carry a critical tone: red tape, officious box-ticking.
- The 'colleague' sense (同僚) is more formal than everyday 同事.