燎

燎 U+71CE, 燎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-71CE ← 燍 [U+71CD] CJK Unified Ideographs 燏 → [U+71CF]

燎 U+F9C0, 燎 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9C0 ← 樂 [U+F9BF] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 療 → [U+F9C1]

Translingual

Han character

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

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

References

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

• Unihan data for U+F9C0

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (尞) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
簝	*reːw, *reːw
潦	*reːwʔ, *reːws
獠	*reːwʔ, *ʔr'eːwʔ, *reːw
轑	*reːwʔ
橑	*reːwʔ, *reːw
燎	*rew, *rewʔ, *rews
繚	*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ
璙	*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws
憭	*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ
爒	*rewʔ, *reːwʔ
僚	*rewʔ, *reːw
嫽	*rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws
療	*rews
膫	*rews, *reːw
鷯	*rews, *reːw
遼	*reːw
撩	*reːw, *reːwʔ
嘹	*reːw, *reːw, *reːws
寮	*reːw
飉	*reːw
竂	*reːw
鐐	*reːw, *reːws
蟟	*reːw
瞭	*reːw, *reːwʔ
嶚	*reːw
镽	*reːwʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rew, *rewʔ, *rews) : semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 尞 ().

Pronunciation 1

trad.		燎
simp. #		燎
2nd round simp.		𰝶
alternative forms		尞 ancient “offering”

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liáo, liào (liao², liao⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ, ㄌㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴, liu⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): liâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liao⁵ / liou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liáo
    • Wade–Giles: liao²
    • Yale: lyáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liào
    • Wade–Giles: liao⁴
    • Yale: lyàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liaw
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴, liu⁶
    • Yale: lìuh, liuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴, liu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴, liu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹/, /liːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâu
    • Tâi-lô: liâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liau¹³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /liau²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liao⁵ / liou⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liâu / liôu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liau⁵⁵/, /liou⁵⁵/

Note:

• liao5 - Shantou;
• liou5 - Chaozhou.

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 燎 (燎原)	edit 燎 (火燎眉毛)
Mandarin	Beijing	/liau³⁵/	/liau²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/liau²⁴/	/liau²¹³/
	Tianjin	/liɑu⁴⁵/	/liɑu¹³/
	Jinan	/liɔ⁴²/	/liɔ⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/liɔ⁴²/	/liɔ⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/liau⁴²/	/liau⁵³/
	Xi'an	/liau²⁴/	/liau⁵³/
	Xining	/liɔ²⁴/	/liɔ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/liɔ⁵³/	/liɔ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/liɔ⁵³/	/liɔ⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/liɔ⁵¹/	/liɔ/
	Wuhan	/niau²¹³/	/niau²¹³/
	Chengdu	/niau³¹/	/niau³¹/
	Guiyang	/niao²¹/	/niao²¹/
	Kunming	/liɔ³¹/	/liɔ⁵³/
	Nanjing	/liɔo²⁴/	/liɔo²⁴/
	Hefei	/liɔ⁵⁵/	/liɔ⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/liau¹¹/	/liau⁵³/
	Pingyao	/liɔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/liɔ³¹/	/liɔ⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/liɔ²³/	/liɔ²³/
	Suzhou	/liæ¹³/
	Hangzhou	/liɔ²¹³/	/liɔ²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/liɛ³¹/	/liɛ³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/liɔ⁴⁴/	/liɔ⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/liu⁴⁴/	/liu³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/liau¹³/	/liau¹³/
	Xiangtan	/niaɯ¹²/	/niaɯ¹²/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/liau¹¹/	/liau¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/liɑu¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/liu²¹/	/liu²¹/
	Nanning	/liu²¹/	/liu²¹/
	Hong Kong	/liu²¹/	/liu²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/liau³⁵/	/liau⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/lieu⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/liau²¹/	/liau⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/liau⁵⁵/	/liau³⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/liau³¹/	/liau³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ljew, ljewH

Rime
Character	燎	燎
Reading #	1/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	力昭切	力照切
Baxter	ljew	ljewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇu/	/liᴇuH/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛu/	/liɛuH/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæu/	/ljæuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liaw/	/liawH/
Li Rong	/liɛu/	/liɛuH/
Wang Li	/lĭɛu/	/lĭɛuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ɛu/	/li̯ɛuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liáo	liào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu4	liu6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rew/, /*rews/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	燎	燎
Reading #	1/3	3/3
No.	8078	8087
Phonetic component	尞	尞
Rime group	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	燎	𤊽
Old Chinese	/*rew/	/*rews/

Definitions

燎

1. torch
2. (alt. form 潦) to burn; to scald
3. (historical) offering involving burning wood

Pronunciation 2

trad.		燎
simp. #		燎
2nd round simp.		𰝶

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎo (liao³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎo
    • Wade–Giles: liao³
    • Yale: lyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leau
    • Palladius: ляо (ljao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 燎 (燎原)	edit 燎 (火燎眉毛)
Mandarin	Beijing	/liau³⁵/	/liau²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/liau²⁴/	/liau²¹³/
	Tianjin	/liɑu⁴⁵/	/liɑu¹³/
	Jinan	/liɔ⁴²/	/liɔ⁵⁵/
	Qingdao	/liɔ⁴²/	/liɔ⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/liau⁴²/	/liau⁵³/
	Xi'an	/liau²⁴/	/liau⁵³/
	Xining	/liɔ²⁴/	/liɔ⁵³/
	Yinchuan	/liɔ⁵³/	/liɔ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/liɔ⁵³/	/liɔ⁴⁴²/
	Ürümqi	/liɔ⁵¹/	/liɔ/
	Wuhan	/niau²¹³/	/niau²¹³/
	Chengdu	/niau³¹/	/niau³¹/
	Guiyang	/niao²¹/	/niao²¹/
	Kunming	/liɔ³¹/	/liɔ⁵³/
	Nanjing	/liɔo²⁴/	/liɔo²⁴/
	Hefei	/liɔ⁵⁵/	/liɔ⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/liau¹¹/	/liau⁵³/
	Pingyao	/liɔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/liɔ³¹/	/liɔ⁵³/
Wu	Shanghai	/liɔ²³/	/liɔ²³/
	Suzhou	/liæ¹³/
	Hangzhou	/liɔ²¹³/	/liɔ²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/liɛ³¹/	/liɛ³⁵/
Hui	Shexian	/liɔ⁴⁴/	/liɔ⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/liu⁴⁴/	/liu³¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/liau¹³/	/liau¹³/
	Xiangtan	/niaɯ¹²/	/niaɯ¹²/
Gan	Nanchang
Hakka	Meixian	/liau¹¹/	/liau¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/liɑu¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/liu²¹/	/liu²¹/
	Nanning	/liu²¹/	/liu²¹/
	Hong Kong	/liu²¹/	/liu²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/liau³⁵/	/liau⁵³/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/lieu⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/liau²¹/	/liau⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/liau⁵⁵/	/liau³⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/liau³¹/	/liau³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: ljewX

Rime
Character	燎
Reading #	2/3
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力小切
Baxter	ljewX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇuX/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛuX/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liawX/
Li Rong	/liɛuX/
Wang Li	/lĭɛuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯ɛuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rewʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	燎
Reading #	2/3
No.	8079
Phonetic component	尞
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	繚
Old Chinese	/*rewʔ/
Notes	尞之轉註字

Definitions

燎

1. to burn weeds
2. to singe; to scorch; to set on fire
3. (alt. form 爒) to roast

Compounds

• 如火燎原
• 庭燎
• 心急火燎
• 星星之火，可以燎原 (xīngxīng zhī huǒ, kěyǐ liáoyuán)
• 星火燎原 (xīnghuǒliáoyuán)
• 死灰復燎／死灰复燎
• 洪爐燎髮／洪炉燎发 (hónglúliáofà)
• 火燎
• 火燒火燎／火烧火燎
• 火燎腿
• 煙熏火燎
• 熒燎／荧燎
• 燎原
• 燎原之火
• 燎星
• 燎朗
• 燎毛
• 燎泡 (liáopào)
• 燎漿／燎浆
• 燎漿泡／燎浆泡
• 燎火
• 燎灼
• 燎燎
• 燔燎
• 燎髮／燎发
• 破壁燎火
• 縱風止燎／纵风止燎

 

Japanese

Kanji

燎

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. bonfire
2. burn

Readings

• Go-on: りょう (ryō)^{←れう (reu, historical)}
• Kan-on: りょう (ryō)^{←れう (reu, historical)}
• Kun: かがりび (kagaribi)

Korean

Hanja

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

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Vietnamese

Han character

燎: Hán Nôm readings: liệu, leo, liêu, riu

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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