療 meaning and stroke order
Cured, healed; to recover
How to write 療, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 療
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to treat
- to cure
- therapy
How 療 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 尞 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 療
療 sits under the sickness radical 疒, the sickbed shape that marks illness, so it is about dealing with disease. The part inside, 尞 (liáo), gives the sound, so think of a sick person being treated and you hear liáo.
療 is the traditional form, and mainland China writes it 疗. It almost never appears alone and shows up in medical words like 治療 (zhìliáo, to treat), 醫療 (yīliáo, medical care) and 療法 (liáofǎ, therapy). Example: 他正在醫院接受治療。(Tā zhèngzài yīyuàn jiēshòu zhìliáo.) He is receiving treatment in the hospital.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 療 (liáo, treat) with 瞭 (liǎo, understand) and 遼 (liáo, distant). All three share the 尞 part, but only 療 has the 疒 sickness radical. Also keep the tone a rising second tone, liáo, not the third tone of 了解 (liǎojiě).
Common words with 療
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 治療 | zhìliáo | to treat (an illness); medical treatment | HSK 4 |
| 醫療 | yīliáo | medical treatment | HSK 4 |
| 療養 | liáoyǎng | to get well; to heal | HSK 4 |
| 療法 | liáofǎ | therapy; treatment | HSK 7-9 |
| 療效 | liáoxiào | healing efficacy; healing effect | HSK 7-9 |
| 治療師 | zhìliáoshī | therapist; (in video games or fantasy settings etc) healer | |
| 療養院 | liáoyǎngyuàn | sanatorium | |
| 化療 | huàliáo | chemotherapy | |
| 療程 | liáochéng | course of treatment | |
| 療傷 | liáoshāng | healing; to heal | |
| 醫療保險 | yīliáobǎoxiǎn | medical insurance | |
| 水療 | shuǐliáo | hydrotherapy; aquatherapy | |
| 理療 | lǐliáo | physiotherapy |
Questions about 療
How many strokes are in 療?
療 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 療 mean?
療 (liáo) means cured, healed; to recover. A common word with it is 治疗 (zhìliáo), meaning "to treat (an illness); medical treatment".
How do you pronounce 療?
療 is pronounced liáo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 療?
The radical of 療 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 療 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 療?
療 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 疗, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 治療 and 療養?
治療 (zhìliáo) means actively treating an illness with medicine, surgery or therapy. 療養 (liáoyǎng) means resting and recovering over time, often in a place like a 療養院 (liáoyǎngyuàn, sanatorium).
How do you say chemotherapy or physical therapy in Chinese?
Chemotherapy is 化療 (huàliáo), short for chemical treatment. Physical therapy is 物理治療 (wùlǐ zhìliáo), and a therapist is 治療師 (zhìliáoshī).