Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “xiao”
45 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
xiāo
消
xiāo
销news, rumors
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9xiāo
枭to fuse, to melt
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9xiāo
哓owl
8 strokesxiāo
枵garrulous
9 strokesxiāo
骁empty
9 strokesxiāo
宵valiant, brave
9 strokesxiāo
绡night, evening, darkness
10 strokesxiāo
逍raw silk
10 strokesxiāo
鸮to ramble, to stroll
10 strokesxiāo
哮owl
10 strokesxiāo
梟to cough
10 strokesxiāo
猇owl
11 strokesxiāo
萧a tiger's roar
11 strokesxiāo
硝mournful, desolate
11 strokesxiāo
潇saltpeter
12 strokesxiāo
箫the sound of beating wind and rain
14 strokesxiāo
銷bamboo flute
14 strokesxiāo
霄to fuse, to melt
15 strokesxiāo
魈clouds, mist
15 strokesxiāo
鴞mischievious mountain spirit
16 strokesxiāo
蕭owl
16 strokesxiāo
蟏mournful, desolate
17 strokesxiāo
嚣a long-legged spider
17 strokesxiāo
簫to make noise
18 strokesxiāo
瀟bamboo flute
19 strokesxiāo
囂the sound of beating wind and rain
20 strokesxiāo
蠨to make noise
21 strokesxiāo
a long-legged spider
23 strokes2
Second tone
xiáo
3
Third tone
xiǎo
4
Fourth tone
xiào
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