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ㄌㄧㄠ ˇ

liǎo

to watch from a height or distance

瞭 is a 17 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as liǎo in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as liào.

In simplified Chinese the character may be used.

  • ㄌㄧㄠ ˇ

    liǎo

    to watch from a height or distance

    • ㄇㄨ ˋ

      eye

    • ㄌㄧㄠ ˋ

      liào

      • 𡗜

        • ㄉㄚ ˋ

          big

        • ㄅㄚ

          eight

      • ?

        • ˋ

          sun

        • ㄒㄧㄠ ˇ

          xiǎo

          small

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From <HIGH UP> on the slope, Anne <CLEAR-SIGHTED>ly EYEs her BIG and SMALL SONs, <FAR AWAY>, coatless though it's chil[ly ou]t.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 瞭

liǎo
liào

Definitions for 瞭 pronounced as liǎo

  • (of eyes) bright
  • clear-sighted
  • to understand clearly

Definitions for 瞭 pronounced as liào

  • to watch from a height or distance
  • to survey
  • unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]

Vocabulary

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