liào

material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess

Radical: 斗 HSK 6 n, v ideographic

Components & Etymology

料 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 料

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 料.

不料
bù liào
unexpectedly
主料
zhǔ liào
main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)
佐料
zuǒ liào
condiments
作料
zuò liao
condiments
养料
yǎng liào
nutriment
加料
jiā liào
to feed in
原料
yuán liào
raw material
史料
shǐ liào
historical material or data
喂料
wèi liào
坯料
pī liào
semifinished materials
垫料
diàn liào
packing material
塑料
sù liào
plastics

Related characters (radical 斗)

Characters that share the radical .

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