晓
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xiǎo · dawn

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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

日Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 晓

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xiǎoWords pronounced xiǎo
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Example sentences

Notice where 晓 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè zé gù shì zuì bēi qíng de bùfen shàng wèi jiē xiǎo.这则故事最悲情的部分尚未揭晓。

The saddest part of the story remains to be told.

Source: Tatoeba #13069527 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎode.我不晓得。

I do not know.

Source: Tatoeba #344945 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nín wú xū tōng xiǎo duō guó yǔ yán.您无需通晓多国语言。

It doesn't require you to be a polyglot.

Source: Tatoeba #811354 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Liú xiǎo bō shì zhōng guó rén.刘晓波是中国人。

Liu Xiaobo is Chinese.

Source: Tatoeba #826734 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 晓 in context

  1. Say xiǎo, then recall the core meaning: dawn.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 家喻户晓 (jiā yù hù xiǎo), meaning “understood by everyone”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 晓 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.