empty / lonesome / very few

寥 character breakdown

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀). Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to the anthill after her graduation from university. In the anthill's kitchen (an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (宀), and instead put a cooking top (冖) and a petal leaf (丶) on her head.
the sound of the wind / to soar

= + : Mnemonic symbol: Icarus' wings.

Li Qingzhao (li) has always been dreaming of soaring (翏) through the air and finally she is making her dream come true. In the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) she finishes her Icarus' wings (翏) which she made out of the many feathers (羽) she collected. To not be annoyed by the sound of the wind (翏) too much she puts on a big afro (㐱) which acts as muffler.

Characters with 寥 as component

寥 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 寥

just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
(literary) quiet and desolate / lonely / vast and empty
just a very few (idiom); tiny number / just a handful / not many at all / You count them on your fingers.
rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse
sparse / few and far between

Sentences with 寥

寥 currently does not appear in any sentence.