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廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
廖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

廖 Stroke Order — How to Write 廖

Stroke Order

廖 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 广, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

廖 Radical and Character Components

Components:广翏

廖 is an ideographic compound. The wind 翏 blowing over a vast, empty plain 广.

Radical: 广 + 11 more strokes

廖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • liào

Meanings of 廖 in Chinese

1

liào廖

surname

Words with 廖

  • liào廖lǎo老shī师Teacher Liao

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Questions about 廖

What does 廖 mean in Chinese?

廖 (liào) means “surname” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 廖?

廖 is pronounced liào in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 廖 have?

廖 has 14 strokes.

How do you write 廖?

廖 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 广. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 廖?

The radical of 廖 is 广, and 廖 is an ideographic compound.

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