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僚
liáo
1. bureaucrat
2. colleague
Uncommon • Top 36% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

僚
liáo
companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face
14 丶

Compound Words (8)

同僚
tóngliáo
colleague
官僚
guānliáo
bureaucrat
幕僚
mùliáo
aids and advisors of top officials
臣僚
chénliáo
court official (in former times)
阁僚
géliáo
cabinet member
官僚主义
guānliáozhǔyì
bureaucracy
官僚习气
guānliáoxíqì
(derog.) bureaucracy
技术官僚
jìshùguānliáo
technocrat

Alternate Entries

僚
Liáo
surname Liao

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,233
Word Frequency Rank
29,989 of 84,292

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