liáo
companion
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 僚
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
bureaucrat | ||
bureaucracy | ||
colleague | ||
aids and advisors of top officials | ||
bureaucrat |
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