療

See also: 疗

療 U+7642, 療 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7642 ← 癁 [U+7641] CJK Unified Ideographs 癃 → [U+7643]

療 U+F9C1, 療 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F9C1 ← 燎 [U+F9C0] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 蓼 → [U+F9C2]

Translingual

Han character

療 (Kangxi radical 104, 疒+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 大大金火 (KKCF), four-corner 0019₆, composition ⿸疒尞)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 780, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 22500
• Dae Jaweon: page 1189, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2696, character 10
• Unihan data for U+7642

• Unihan data for U+F9C1

Chinese

trad.		療
simp.		疗
alternative forms		𤻲

Glyph origin

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

	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 *rews) : semantic 疒 (“disease”) + phonetic 尞 ().

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liáo (liao²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ / liu⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): liàu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): liau²

• Eastern Min (BUC): liêu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): liâu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liao⁵ / liou⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶liau

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• 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): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ / liu⁶
    • Yale: lìuh / liuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ / liu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ / liu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹/, /liːu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liàu
    • Hakka Romanization System: liau^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liau²
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯au̯¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: liau²
    • Sinological IPA: /liau¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: liêu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /l̃iɛu²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâu
    • Tâi-lô: liâu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liau²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liau²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liau¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liau²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liau²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liao⁵ / liou⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liâu / liôu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liau⁵⁵/, /liou⁵⁵/

Note:

• liao5 - Shantou;
• liou5 - Chaozhou.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶liau
    • MiniDict: liau^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³liau
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɔ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: ljewH

Rime
Character	療
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	力照切
Baxter	ljewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇuH/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛuH/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liawH/
Li Rong	/liɛuH/
Wang Li	/lĭɛuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ɛuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rews/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	療
Reading #	1/1
No.	8086
Phonetic component	尞
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	𤊽
Old Chinese	/*rews/
Notes	說文正體從樂

Definitions

療

1. to treat; to cure; to heal

   若執之者，則腹心之疾，無藥可療。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   若执之者，则腹心之疾，无药可疗。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   Ruò zhí zhī zhě, zé fùxīn zhī jí, wú yào kě liáo. [Pinyin]

   If [one] be obstinate, then [this is] a vital illness, [and] no drug could cure [this].

2. therapy; treatment

   水療／水疗  ―  shuǐliáo  ―  aquatherapy; hydrotherapy

   自然療／自然疗  ―  zìrán liáo  ―  natural treatment

Compounds

• 光療／光疗 (guāngliáo)
• 冷療／冷疗 (“cryotherapy”)
• 刮骨療毒／刮骨疗毒
• 化學治療／化学治疗 (huàxué zhìliáo)
• 化學療法／化学疗法 (huàxué liáofǎ)
• 吸入治療／吸入治疗 (xīrù zhìliáo)
• 團體治療／团体治疗 (tuántǐ zhìliáo)
• 基因治療／基因治疗 (jīyīn zhìliáo)
• 尿療法／尿疗法 (niàoliáofǎ)
• 心理治療／心理治疗 (xīnlǐ zhìliáo)
• 心理療法／心理疗法 (xīnlǐ liáofǎ)
• 放療／放疗 (fàngliáo)
• 根管治療／根管治疗 (gēnguǎn zhìliáo)
• 民俗療法／民俗疗法 (mínsú liáofǎ)
• 氣功療法／气功疗法 (qìgōng liáofǎ)
• 水療／水疗 (shuǐliáo, “hydrotherapy”)
• 水療法／水疗法 (shuǐliáofǎ)
• 泥療／泥疗
• 治療／治疗 (zhìliáo)
• 浴療／浴疗 (yùliáo)
• 激素替代療法／激素替代疗法 (jīsù tìdài liáofǎ)
• 煮字療飢／煮字疗饥
• 熱療／热疗
• 營療／营疗
• 物理治療／物理治疗 (wùlǐ zhìliáo)
• 牽引療法／牵引疗法
• 理療／理疗 (lǐliáo)
• 療傷／疗伤 (liáoshāng)
• 療效／疗效 (liáoxiào)
• 療方／疗方
• 療治／疗治
• 療法／疗法 (liáofǎ)
• 療病／疗病
• 療瘡剜肉／疗疮剜肉
• 療程／疗程 (liáochéng)
• 療補／疗补
• 療貧／疗贫
• 療飢／疗饥
• 療養／疗养 (liáoyǎng)
• 療養所／疗养所 (liáoyǎngsuǒ)
• 療養院／疗养院 (liáoyǎngyuàn)
• 睡眠療法／睡眠疗法
• 職能治療／职能治疗 (zhínéng zhìliáo)
• 舞蹈治療／舞蹈治疗 (wǔdǎo zhìliáo)
• 芳香療法／芳香疗法 (fāngxiāng liáofǎ)
• 藥物治療／药物治疗 (yàowù zhìliáo)
• 蠟療／蜡疗
• 血清療法／血清疗法
• 診療／诊疗 (zhěnliáo)
• 診療所／诊疗所 (zhěnliáosuǒ)
• 語言治療／语言治疗 (yǔyán zhìliáo)
• 足療／足疗 (zúliáo)
• 輻射治療／辐射治疗 (fúshè zhìliáo)
• 運動治療／运动治疗 (yùndòng zhìliáo)
• 遠距醫療／远距医疗
• 醫療／医疗 (yīliáo)
• 醫療給付／医疗给付
• 電療／电疗 (diànliáo)
• 靈療／灵疗
• 音樂治療／音乐治疗 (yīnyuè zhìliáo)
• 食物療法／食物疗法
• 食療／食疗 (shíliáo)
• 飲食療法／饮食疗法
• 魚療／鱼疗 (yúliáo, “fish therapy”)

 

References

• “療”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

療

(Jōyō kanji)

1. heal
2. cure

Readings

• Go-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)^{←れう (reu, historical)}
• Kan-on: りょう (ryō, Jōyō)^{←れう (reu, historical)}
• Kun: いやす (iyasu, 療やす)

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 療 (MC ljewH).

Historical readings

• Recorded as Middle Korean 료ᇢ〮 (Yale: ryów) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
• Recorded as Middle Korean 료 (lyo) (Yale: ryo) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjo] ~ [jo]
• Phonetic hangul: [료/요]

Hanja

Wikisource

療 (eumhun 고칠 료 (gochil ryo), word-initial (South Korea) 고칠 요 (gochil yo))

1. hanja form^? of 료/요 (“heal; cure”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 치료 (治療, chiryo)
• 의료 (醫療, uiryo)
• 요양 (療養, yoyang)
• 진료 (診療, jillyo)
• 요법 (療法, yobeop)
• 요약 (療藥, yoyak)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Vietnamese

Han character

療: Hán Nôm readings: liệu

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