liáo
Traditional: 繚
缭 (liáo) is a Chinese word meaning “to wind round; to sew with slanting stitches”.
Meanings
- 1to wind round
- 2to sew with slanting stitches
Related words
眼花缭乱to be dazzled缭绕(of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward缭乱dazzled缭边儿to stitch a hem尉缭Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy尉缭子Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)