料

料	U+6599, 料 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6599

← 斘
[U+6598]

CJK Unified Ideographs

斚 →
[U+659A]

料	U+F9BE, 料 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9BE

← 尿
[U+F9BD]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

樂 →
[U+F9BF]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

料 (Kangxi radical 68, 斗+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 火木卜十 (FDYJ), four-corner 9490₀, composition ⿰米斗)

References

KangXi: page 478, character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13501
Dae Jaweon: page 836, character 10
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2253, character 4
Unihan data for U+6599
Unihan data for U+F9BE

Chinese

trad.		料
simp. ^#		料

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (料) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
料	reːw, reːws
炓	*reːws

Ideogrammic compound (會意) : 米 (“rice”) + 斗 (“dipper”) – to measure; to gauge.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liào (liao⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): liu^6-2, liu⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): liau
(Meixian, Guangdong): liau⁴
Min Bei (KCR): liāu
Min Dong (BUC): lâiu / liêu / lièu
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): liāu / liau
(Teochew, Peng'im): liao⁷ / liou⁷
Wu (Wiktionary): liau (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liào
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liào
  - Wade–Giles: liao⁴
  - Yale: lyàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liaw
  - Palladius: ляо (ljao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liàor
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liàor
  - Wade–Giles: liaorh⁴
  - Yale: lyàur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liawl
  - Palladius: ляор (ljaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: liu^6-2, liu⁶
  - Yale: líu, liuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: liu^6-2, liu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: liu^6-2, liu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/, /liːu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liau
  - Hakka Romanization System: liau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯au̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: liau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /liau⁵³/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: liāu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liau⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: lâiu / liêu / lièu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃ɑu²⁴²/, /l̃iɛu²⁴²/, /l̃ieu⁵³/

Note:

lâiu - vernacular (noun);
- liêu - literary (verb:
- “to measure; to consider; to estimate”);
- lièu - obsolete literary (verb:
- “to oversee; to manage”), now merged into liêu.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangpu, Changtai, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liāu
  - Tâi-lô: liāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liau
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /liau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangpu, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /liau³³/
  - IPA (Hui'an): /liau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Changtai, Singapore): /liau²²/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liau
  - Tâi-lô: liau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liaw
  - IPA (Longyan): /liau³³⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: liao⁷ / liou⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liāu / liōu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liau¹¹/, /liou¹¹/

Note:

liao7 - Shantou;
liou7 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: liau (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /liɔ²³/

Middle Chinese: /leu^H/

Rime
Character	料
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	力弔切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/leu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/leu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛw^H/
Li Rong	/leu^H/
Wang Li	/lieu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/lieu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[r]ˤew-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*reːws/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	料
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	liào
Middle Chinese	‹ lew^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[r]ˁew-s/
English	measure (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	料
Reading #	2/2
No.	8069
Phonetic component	料
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	𩕐
Old Chinese	/*reːws/

Definitions

料

to anticipate; to predict; to foresee; to expect
- 1979, 黃沾 (lyrics), “我是癡情無限”, in 知己同心, performed by 關菊英:
  將來難料會如何 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  将来难料会如何 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  zoeng¹ loi⁴ naan⁴ liu⁶ wui⁵ jyu⁴ ho⁴ [Jyutping]
  how the future will be is difficult to predict
to oversee; to manage; to deal with
material; matter; substance
ingredient; constituent; component
material (person or thing suited for a certain purpose); makings
他不是當兵的料。／他不是当兵的料。 ― Tā bùshì dāngbīng de liào. ― He is not born to be a soldier.
(Cantonese) information

Synonyms

(material; makings): 料子 (liàozi)

Compounds

Derived terms from 料

不出所料 (bùchūsuǒliào)
不料 (bùliào)
不料量
佐料 (zuǒliào)
作料 (zuòliào)
六料
冇料
出乎意料 (chūhūyìliào)
出人意料 (chūrényìliào)
加料 (jiāliào)
原料 (yuánliào)
史料 (shǐliào)
合成染料
呢料
嗑牙料嘴
嚟料
坯料 (pīliào)
塑料 (sùliào)
大料 (dàliào)
套料
始料不及 (shǐliàobùjí)
始料未及 (shǐliàowèijí)
孰料 (shúliào)
完全肥料
宿料
工料 (gōngliào)
布料 (bùliào)
急料子
意料 (yìliào)
才料
打料
放料
敷料 (fūliào)
料不到
料中 (liàozhòng)
料事
料事如神 (liàoshìrúshén)
料件子
料到 (liàodào)
料及 (liàojí)
料嘴
料器 (liàoqì)
料子 (liàozi)
料定 (liàodìng)
料峭 (liàoqiào)
料度
料想 (liàoxiǎng)
料持
料毛
料然
料物
料理 (liàolǐ)
料算
料草
料莫
料袋
料酒 (liàojiǔ)
春寒料峭
有料 (yǒuliào)
木料 (mùliào)
未料 (wèiliào)
材料 (cáiliào)
果如所料
染料 (rǎnliào)
核子燃料
核燃料 (héránliào)

毛料 (máoliào)
氟塑料
水泥熟料
油料 (yóuliào)
流料
焊接材料
焊料 (hànliào)
照料 (zhàoliào)
燃料 (ránliào)
燃料油
爆料 (bàoliào)
物料 (wùliào)
生料
用料
直接肥料
知人料事
石刻史料
石化材料
碎料 (suìliào)
磕牙料嘴
磨料
笑料 (xiàoliào)
粗料
耐火材料
肥料 (féiliào)
苦土肥料
草料 (cǎoliào)
衣料 (yīliào)
足料
迭料
逆料 (nìliào)
速效肥料
都料匠
配料 (pèiliào)
防水材料
陶瓷材料
鞣料
食料 (shíliào)
香料 (xiāngliào)
下腳料／下脚料 (xiàjiǎoliào)
不夠料／不够料
世事難料／世事难料 (shìshìnánliào)
丟磚料瓦／丢砖料瓦
乾料／干料
個人資料／个人资料
偷工減料／偷工减料 (tōugōngjiǎnliào)
備料／备料 (bèiliào)
化學肥料／化学肥料 (huàxué féiliào)
吸聲材料／吸声材料
呆滯物料／呆滞物料
四料簡／四料简
執料／执料
堅料／坚料
報料／报料 (bàoliào)
塗料／涂料 (túliào)
官料藥／官料药
寬打料帳／宽打料帐
廢料／废料 (fèiliào)
廣告顏料／广告颜料
建築材料／建筑材料 (jiànzhù cáiliào)
打料帳／打料帐
挑牙料脣／挑牙料唇
挑脣料嘴／挑唇料嘴
攞料／𫽋料
料應／料应
料敵／料敌 (liàodí)

料敵制勝／料敌制胜
料敵若神／料敌若神
料絲燈／料丝灯
料羅灣／料罗湾
料豆兒／料豆儿
料貨／料货
料遠若近／料远若近
料鈔／料钞
料錢／料钱
斬料／斩料
有機肥料／有机肥料
有氧飲料／有氧饮料
果料兒／果料儿 (guǒliàor)
核廢料／核废料 (héfèiliào)
核能廢料／核能废料
次級資料／次级资料
減工偷料／减工偷料
漫頭一料／漫头一料
無料／无料
無機肥料／无机肥料
熟料材兒／熟料材儿
燃料礦物／燃料矿物
爛料／烂料
畫料／画料
發光顏料／发光颜料
真材實料／真材实料 (zhēncáishíliào)
納草納料／纳草纳料
統計資料／统计资料
複合材料／复合材料 (fùhé cáiliào)
複合肥料／复合肥料
詎料／讵料 (jùliào)
話料／话料
語料／语料 (yǔliào)
語料庫／语料库 (yǔliàokù)
調味料／调味料 (tiáowèiliào)
豈料／岂料 (qǐliào)
資料／资料 (zīliào)
資料傳輸／资料传输
資料庫／资料库 (zīliàokù)
資料檔／资料档
資料索引／资料索引
資料處理／资料处理
資料通訊／资料通讯
賣嘴料舌／卖嘴料舌
質料／质料 (zhìliào)
軟飲料／软饮料 (ruǎnyǐnliào)
運動飲料／运动饮料
遲效肥料／迟效肥料
邊角料／边角料 (biānjiǎoliào)
金屬材料／金属材料
隱形塗料／隐形涂料
雙料／双料 (shuāngliào)
電料／电料
非書資料／非书资料
預拌料／预拌料
預料／预料 (yùliào)
顏料／颜料 (yánliào)
飲料／饮料 (yǐnliào)
飼料／饲料 (sìliào)
飼料作物／饲料作物
飼料奶粉／饲料奶粉
養料／养料 (yǎngliào)
餌料生物／饵料生物
香料群島／香料群岛
麩料／麸料

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liáo (liao²)
(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liáo
  - Wade–Giles: liao²
  - Yale: lyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau
  - Palladius: ляо (ljao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ljɑʊ̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: /leu/

Rime
Character	料
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	落蕭切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leu/
Pan Wuyun	/leu/
Shao Rongfen	/leu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛw/
Li Rong	/leu/
Wang Li	/lieu/
Bernard Karlgren	/lieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liáo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*reːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	料
Reading #	1/2
No.	8068
Phonetic component	料
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	聊
Old Chinese	/*reːw/

Definitions

料

Alternative form of 撩 (liáo, “to tease; to provoke”).

Pronunciation 3

Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): liau
(Meixian, Guangdong): liau⁴

Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liau
  - Hakka Romanization System: liau
  - Hagfa Pinyim: liau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /li̯au̯⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: liau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /liau⁵³/

Definitions

料

(Hakka) Alternative form of 嫽.

Japanese

Kanji

料

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

fee
materials

Readings

Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)^{←れう (reu, historical)}
Kan-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)^{←れう (reu, historical)}
Kun: はかる (hakaru, 料る)

Compounds

料(りょう)金(きん) (ryōkin)
原(げん)料(りょう) (genryō)
料(りょう)理(り) (ryōri)
材(ざい)料(りょう) (zairyō)
調(ちょう)味(み)料(りょう) (chōmiryō)
無(む)料(りょう) (muryō)
飲(いん)料(りょう) (inryō)
賃(ちん)料(りょう) (chinryō)
有(ゆう)料(りょう) (yūryō)
香(こう)料(りょう) (kōryō)
史(し)料(りょう) (shiryō)
材(ざい)料(りょう)費(ひ) (zairyōhi)
みかじめ料(りょう) (mikajimeryō)
挨(あい)拶(さつ)料(りょう) (aisatsuryō)
立(たち)退(のき)料(りょう) (tachinokiryō)
料(りょう)額(がく)印(いん)面(めん) (ryōgakuinmen)

Kanji in this term
料
りょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Suffix

料(りょう) • (-ryō)

fee, cost
material of something

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 料 (MC leu, leu^H).

Historical readings
Recorded as Middle Korean 뇨 (nyo) (Yale: nyo) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576. From Middle Chinese 料 (MC leu) Recorded as Middle Korean 료ᇢ (Yale: lyow) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448. From Middle Chinese 料 (MC leu^H) Recorded as Middle Korean 료ᇢ〮 (Yale: lyów) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.

Pronunciation

(initial position)
- (material; to predict; etc.):
  - (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jo]
  - Phonetic hangul: [요]
- (fee; price; etc.):
  - (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jo(ː)]
  - Phonetic hangul: [요(ː)]
    - Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
(non-initial position)
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjo]
- Phonetic hangul: [료]

Hanja

Wikisource料 (eumhun 헤아릴 료 (hearil ryo), South Korea 헤아릴 요 (hearil yo))

Hanja form^? of 료/요 (“fee; price; cost; count”).
Hanja form^? of 료/요 (“material; ingredient”).
Hanja form^? of 료/요 (“to predict; to anticipate”).

Compounds

요리 (料理, yori)
요금 (料金, yogeum)
자료 (資料, jaryo)
재료 (材料, jaeryo)
원료 (原料, wollyo)
연료 (燃料, yeollyo)
무료 (無料, muryo)
유료 (有料, yuryo)
음료 (飮料, eumnyo)
비료 (肥料, biryo)
과료 (科料, gwaryo)
사료 (史料, saryo)
염료 (染料, yeomnyo)
사료 (飼料, saryo)
과료 (過料, gwaryo)
사료 (思料, saryo)
도료 (塗料, doryo)
향신료 (香辛料, hyangsillyo)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Vietnamese

Han character

料: Hán Nôm readings: liệu, liều, xệu, lẽo, liêu

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