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liao in Mandarin

liāo liáo liǎo liào

The syllable liao is spelled with l plus the final iao. 401 characters use it across the tones below, ordered from most to least common.

liāofirst tone · high and level · 1 character

liáosecond tone · rising · 22 characters

liǎothird tone · dipping · 6 characters

liàofourth tone · falling · 7 characters