• 439th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.05% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 114 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to disappear • to vanish • to eliminate • to spend (time) • have to • need

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

消失 
消息 

Uncommon

取消 
消停 
消化 
消极 (消極)
消毒 
消灭 (消滅)
消炎 
消磨 
消耗 
消肿 (消腫)
消费 (消費)
消费者 (消費者)
消逝 
消遣 
消防 
消除 
烟消云散 (煙消雲散)

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  • 902nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to melt (metal) • to cancel or annul • to sell • to spend • to fasten with a bolt • bolt or pin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

促销 (促銷)
热销 (熱銷)
营销 (營銷)
销售 (銷售)
销量 (銷量)

Uncommon

传销 (傳銷)
报销 (報銷)
推销 (推銷)
推销员 (推銷員)
撤销 (撤銷)
畅销 (暢銷)
直销 (直銷)
经销商 (經銷商)
花销 (花銷)
注销 (註銷)
销售额 (銷售額)
销毁 (銷毀)
销魂 (銷魂)
开销 (開銷)

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  • 902nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to melt (metal) • to cancel or annul • to sell • to spend • to fasten with a bolt • bolt or pin

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

促销 (促銷)
热销 (熱銷)
营销 (營銷)
销售 (銷售)
销量 (銷量)

Uncommon

传销 (傳銷)
报销 (報銷)
推销 (推銷)
推销员 (推銷員)
撤销 (撤銷)
畅销 (暢銷)
直销 (直銷)
经销商 (經銷商)
花销 (花銷)
注销 (註銷)
销售额 (銷售額)
销毁 (銷毀)
销魂 (銷魂)
开销 (開銷)

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  • 1792nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)to scrape
2. xuē (xue1)to reduce • to pare (away) • to cut (down) • Taiwan pr. [xue4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for xuē (xue1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for xuē (xue1)The component is pronounced as 'yuè' (yue4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

削减 (削減)
剥削 (剝削)

Uncommon

刀削面 (刀削麵)
切削 
削弱 
削发 (削髮)
瘦削 

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  • 3125th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 13 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)night

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

通宵 

Uncommon

元宵 
夜宵 
宵夜 

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  • 3123rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)firmament • heaven

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

九霄云外 (九霄雲外)
云霄 (雲霄)

Uncommon

云霄飞车 (雲霄飛車)
霄汉 (霄漢)

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  • 3549th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)leisurely • easy-going

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

逍遥 (逍遙)

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  • 3079th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)saltpeter • to tan (leather)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
硝烟 (硝煙)

Uncommon

亚硝酸 (亞硝酸)
硝酸钠 (硝酸鈉)
硝酸铵 (硝酸銨)
硝酸盐 (硝酸鹽)

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  • 5616th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)elf • demon

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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  • 6076th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)raw silk

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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  • 6076th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 0 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)raw silk

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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  • 6355th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shāo (shao1)long-legged spider
2. xiāo (xiao1)Octopus octopodia • mantis egg nest

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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