辽
遼Liao2
#2,082 most
frequent character
short name for Liaoning 遼寧|辽宁[Liao2 ning2] province
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
辽 liáo combines 辶, walking, with 了 liǎo. Walking far gives the first meaning, 'far; distant'. The later sense, short for 辽宁 Liáoníng, was borrowed for its sound. 了 liǎo supplies the sound.
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