懂中文 Dong Chinese

燎

liáo, liǎo

to burn

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 尞 represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

尞 sound,meaning component

尞  Sound Meaning component

liào

  

burnt offering

尞 also serves as a meaning component.

Evolution

燎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
燎 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
燎 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
燎 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
燎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

燎  

liáo

to burn, set afire; to illuminate; a signal lamp; to burn; to set afire

燎  

liǎo

to singe

Most common words with 燎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

燎原

to start a prairie fire

燎

to burn

心急火燎

to burn with anxiety

烟熏火燎

smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

火烧火燎

restless with anxiety