Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 寥


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Meaning

empty, lonesome, very few

Pronunciation

liáo

Explanation

Top: roof , bottom: sound of the wind (At feather or the beard you feel the wind. [ = person with beard or warts/measles ])

Mnemonic

If under the roof, the wind rustles, the building is empty.

Radicals

roof
sound of the wind
feather
Person with points(similar to: measles 疹 - Strokes are, because it was hard to draw points using a brush.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

寥寥 liáo liáo very few
寥寥 liáo liáo very few
寥落 liáo luò sparse; few and far between
寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
寥寥无几 liáo liáo wú jǐ just a very few (idiom); tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.


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