辽 liáo distant
distant; far
怎么记住“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.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 辵 + 尞
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
辽 = 辶 walking + 了 complete
- 辶 walking meaning
- 了 complete shape only
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 came to be
Walking gives the meaning; the short form swaps the old sound part for the simpler sign for complete.
用法
- 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.