僚

liáo
#2,229 most
frequent character
bureaucrat, colleague

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

僚 liáo joins 亻, a person, with 尞 liào, which sounds close. The person part fits the first sense, 'an official,' which grew to 'bureaucrat' and 'colleague.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

僚Liao2
surname Liao

Homophones

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

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