liáo = li + ao2
to chat / to depend upon (literary) / temporarily / just / slightly
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How to pronounce 聊

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= li initial

Li is for Li Qingzhao, writer and poet of the Song Dynasty.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao2 final

In the aorta’s kitchen.

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聊 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mǎo = m + ao3
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) / 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit / ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) / variant of 鉚|铆[mao3] / to exert one's strength
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mǎo = m + ao3
variant of 卯[mao3]
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mǎo = m + ao3
old variant of 卯[mao3]
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ěr = Ø + Ø3
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
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Characters with 聊 as component

聊 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 聊

bored / boring / senseless
to chat / to gossip
to chat / casual conversation

Sentences with 聊

聊 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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liáo

to chat / to depend upon (literary) / temporarily / just / slightly

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