05045 Chinese character of 寮 and pronounce liu4

The Chinese character【寮】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a building or residence. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

A squatter or hut. Description: A simple house. Such as: “vegetable dormitory”, “workers’ dormitory”, “mushroom dormitory”, and “dormitory”.

Here’s the way to say this Chinese character aloud.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【寮】:liáo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【寮】:liu4

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【寮】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【寮】, for example:Describe a building or residence , It means mainly a squatter or hut..Since Chinese characters have profound meanings, they may carry additional complexities and specific usages that are difficult to fully convey here.

【寮】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【山寮、茅寮】(Mandarin Pinyin:shān liáo 、máo liáo/ Cantonese Jyutping:saan1 liu4 、maau4 liu4)

It takes 15 strokes to write this character,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


他們在山寮裡度過了一個寧靜的夜晚。

They spent a peaceful night in the mountain lodge.


I hope you can appreciate and enjoy the beauty of Chinese, while gaining more knowledge here. Take your time exploring the information available.