寥

liáo
#3,110 most
frequent character
empty, lonesome, very few

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

寥 has 宀, a house, as a picture part, and 翏 liù for sound. It first meant 'empty,' then grew to 'lonesome' and 'very few.' The sound starts like 翏.

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Homophones

聊liáo
merely, just, a little, slightly
疗liáo
to treat, to cure, therapy

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