燎

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 尞

Han character

燎 (radical 86 火+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 火大金火 (FKCF), four-corner 9489₆)

1. to burn, set afire
2. to illuminate
3. a signal lamp

References

• KangXi: page 683, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19414
• Dae Jaweon: page 1095, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2233, character 3
• Unihan data for U+71CE

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Cantonese

Hanzi

燎 (Yale liu4)

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Japanese

Kanji

燎

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings

• On: りょう (ryō)
• Kun: かがりび (kagaribi)

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Korean

Hanja

燎 (ryo>yo) (hangeul 료>요, revised ryo>yo, McCune-Reischauer ryo>yo, Yale lyo>yo)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

燎 (Pinyin liào (liao4), Wade-Giles liao⁴)

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Vietnamese

Han character

燎 (liệu)

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Readings

• Nôm: leo, liệu, riu

References

• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm , NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999