# 潦

| 潦 | U+6F66, &#28518; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6F66 |
| ← 潥 [U+6F65] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 潧 → [U+6F67] |

## Translingual
### Han character

潦 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 水大金火 (EKCF), four-corner 3419$_6$, composition ⿰氵尞)
* to flood
* a puddle
* without care

#### Derived characters

* 𧀪

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 650, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18259
* Dae Jaweon: page 1060, character 7
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1738, character 11
* Unihan data for U+6F66

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 簝 | *reːw, *reːw |
| 潦 | *reːwʔ, *reːws |
| 獠 | *reːwʔ, *ʔr'eːwʔ, *reːw |
| 轑 | *reːwʔ |
| 橑 | *reːwʔ, *reːw |
| 燎 | *rew, *rewʔ, *rews |
| 繚 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 璙 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws |
| 憭 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 爒 | *rewʔ, *reːwʔ |
| 僚 | *rewʔ, *reːw |
| 嫽 | *rewʔ, *reːw, *reːws |
| 療 | *rews |
| 膫 | *rews, *reːw |
| 鷯 | *rews, *reːw |
| 遼 | *reːw |
| 撩 | *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 嘹 | *reːw, *reːw, *reːws |
| 寮 | *reːw |
| 飉 | *reːw |
| 竂 | *reːw |
| 鐐 | *reːw, *reːws |
| 蟟 | *reːw |
| 瞭 | *reːw, *reːwʔ |
| 嶚 | *reːw |
| 镽 | *reːwʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *reːwʔ, *reːws): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 尞.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liáo, liǎo (liao$^2$, liao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ, ㄌㄧㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): liu$^2$ / liu$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ló / láu / liáu / liâu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liáo
*** Wade–Giles: liao$^2$
*** Yale: lyáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau
*** Palladius: ляо (ljao)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liǎo
*** Wade–Giles: liao$^3$
*** Yale: lyǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leau
*** Palladius: ляо (ljao)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: liu$^2$ / liu$^4$
*** Yale: líu / lìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: liu$^2$ / liu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: liu$^2$ / liu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /liːu̯³⁵/, /liːu̯²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ló
*** Tâi-lô: ló
*** Phofsit Daibuun: loir
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lɤ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lo⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: láu
*** Tâi-lô: láu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lao
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lau⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lau⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liáu
*** Tâi-lô: liáu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liao
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /liau⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /liau⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâu
*** Tâi-lô: liâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: liaau
*** IPA (Xiamen): /liau²⁴/
* láu - vernacular;
* liáu/liâu - literary.

#### Definitions

潦
* Used in 潦倒 (liáodǎo) and 潦草 (liáocǎo).
* Alternative form of 燎 (“to burn; to scald”)

#### Compounds

* 浮皮潦草
* 潦亂 / 潦乱
* 潦倒
* 潦泡 (liáopào)
* 潦洌
* 潦漿泡 / 潦浆泡
* 潢潦可薦 / 潢潦可荐
* 潦潦草草
* 潦草
* 潦草塞責 / 潦草塞责
* 窮愁潦倒 / 穷愁潦倒
* 窮途潦倒 / 穷途潦倒
* 龍鍾潦倒 / 龙钟潦倒

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎo (lao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lǎo
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^3$
*** Yale: lǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lao
*** Palladius: лао (lao)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^5$
*** Yale: lóuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯¹³/
* Middle Chinese: lawX
Rime :
| Character | 潦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 盧晧切 |
| Baxter | lawX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /law$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lɑu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lou$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*reːwʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 潦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 8072 |
| Phonetic component | 尞 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 老 |
| Old Chinese | /*reːwʔ/ |

#### Definitions

潦
* heavy rain
* (of rain) heavy; torrential
* puddle; accumulated water

#### Compounds

* 行潦

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lào (lao$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): lou$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lào
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lào
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^4$
*** Yale: làu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: law
*** Palladius: лао (lao)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^6$
*** Yale: louh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯²²/
* Middle Chinese: lawH
Rime :
| Character | 潦 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 郎到切 |
| Baxter | lawH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /law$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | lào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lou$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*reːws/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 潦 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 8076 |
| Phonetic component | 尞 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 嫪 |
| Old Chinese | /*reːws/ |
| Notes | 同澇 |

#### Definitions

潦
* flooded; inundated
* flooding
* to flood

#### Compounds

* 停潦
* 塗潦 / 涂潦
* 旱潦
* 泥潦
* 淫潦

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* heavy rain

#### Readings

* Go-on: ろう (rō)
* Kan-on: ろう (rō)
* Kun: にわたずみ (niwatazumi)

## Korean
### Hanja

潦 • (ryo>yo) (hangeul 료>요, revised ryo>yo, McCune–Reischauer ryo>yo, Yale lyo>yo)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

潦: Hán Nôm readings: lẻo
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