聊

liáo
#1,929 most
frequent character
merely, just, a little, slightly
verb
adverb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

聊 pairs 耳 the ear with 卯 mǎo, which lends the sound, though the link is faint in modern speech. It first meant having ringing ears; 'to chat' grew from that, and 'to rely on' was borrowed for the sound.

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Example Sentences

我们可以聊聊你的计划。
wǒmen kěyǐ liáoliáo nǐde jìhuá 。
We can chat about your plans.
他只是聊了一会儿。
tā zhǐshì liáo leyī huì ér 。
He just chatted for a while.
你能稍微聊一下吗？
nǐ néng shāowēi liáo yīxià ma ？
Can you chat a little?

Words with similar meanings

谈tán
to talk
A more formal word for discussing or conversing.
聊聊liáoliáo
to chat
A colloquial way of suggesting a casual conversation.

Homophones

疗liáo
to treat, to cure, therapy

Words Starting With 聊

聊天liáo tiān
to chat; to gossip

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