聊

liáo

somewhat, slightly, at least

How to write 聊, stroke by stroke

(coll.) to chat; (literary) temporarily; for a while; (literary) somewhat; slightly; (literary) to depend upon

Pictophonetic: semantic 耳 (ear), phonetic 卯

Made of 耳 + 卯

无聊wú liáobored; boring; senseless
聊天liáo tiānto chat; to gossip
闲聊xián liáoto chat; casual conversation
聊天室liáo tiān shìchat room
聊且liáo qiěfor the time being; tentatively
聊以liáo yǐto use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent
聊备liáo bèito provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as
聊生liáo shēngto earn a living (esp. with negative)
陪聊péi liáoto keep sb company for a chat; (esp.) to be a paid escort
私聊sī liáo(computing) to chat privately; private chat
群聊qún liáo(computing) group chat; to have a group chat
聊赖liáo làito suffer tedium

他们正在聊天。
tā men zhèng zài liáo tiān 。
They are having a chat.
你看起来很无聊。
nǐ kàn qǐ lái hěn wú liáo 。
You look bored.
别闲聊了，开始工作。
bié xián liáo le ， kāi shǐ gōng zuò 。
Cut the chit-chat and get to work.
聊胜于无、有比没有好。
liáo shèng yú wú 、 yǒu bǐ méi yǒu hǎo 。
Half a loaf is better than none.
我们聊聊吧！
wǒ men liáo liáo ba ！
Let's have a chat.