You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (chuò) Liao Kangxi Dictionary strokes: 19 Page 1265, Entry 01 Pronounced liao According to the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it means distant. As cited in the Nine Laments (Jiutan) section of the Songs of Chu (Chuci): The mountains are long and far, stretchingly distant. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the name of a river located in Liaoyang County. Additionally, according to the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it is the name of a state. It was the successor to the Khitan; during the reign of Yelü Deguang, it was titled Great Liao.