聊liáo
to chat. 11 strokes, radical 耳, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 聊
Strokes 1–6 write 耳, then strokes 7–11 write 卯.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 聊 · the stroke-order rules
What 聊 is made of
耳 (ěr, ear) and 卯 (mǎo, 4th terrestrial branch).
耳 carries the meaning — ear — and 卯 carries the sound.
Words that use 聊
| 聊 | to chat 指闲谈说话 一位队员穿着凉鞋来聊天。One player turned up in sandals to chat. Lesson 614, 联手办赛 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
| 无聊 | boring, tedious 没有意思，让人觉得没意义 团队打破无聊的老旧常规。The team broke away from pointlessly dull old routines. Lesson 354, 拓界求新与规度严密 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 聊天儿 | to chat 指随意交谈 工人们一边聊天儿一边挑选布料。The workers picked out material while chatting. Lesson 615, 巧手换板 · 德润人心与经世致用 · Moral Governance & Civic Stewardship |
Characters that share the sound part 卯
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 耳
All 7 of them, and what the radical means, on the 耳 radical page.