1. 萧
  2. 啸
  3. 潇
  4. 箫

萧

Previous (疏)Next (姿)
  • 1895th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 20 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
萧→
艹肃
2Radical
萧→
艹grass⺺brushNo glyph available小small
3Graphical
萧→
艹匚一丨丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (Xiao1)surname Xiao
2. xiāo (xiao1)miserable • desolate • dreary • Chinese mugwort

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 萧 xiāo (xiao1)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Appears In

萧 also appears in:
潇

Example Words

Common

萧山 (蕭山)
萧条 (蕭條)
萧瑟 (蕭瑟)

Uncommon

萧伯纳 (蕭伯納)
萧山区 (蕭山區)
萧索 (蕭索)
萧县 (蕭縣)
萧邦 (蕭邦)

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啸

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Previous (撰)Next (滞)
  • 2296th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
啸→
口肃
2Radical
啸→
口mouth⺺brushNo glyph available小small
3Graphical
啸→
口匚一丨丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiào (xiao4)to hiss • to whistle

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 啸 xiào (xiao4)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

海啸 (海嘯)

Uncommon

呼啸 (呼嘯)

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潇

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Previous (疹)Next (铝)
  • 3210th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
潇→
氵萧
2Radical
潇→
氵water艹grass⺺brushNo glyph available小small
3Graphical
潇→
⺀㇀艹匚一丨丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)river name • sound of rain and wind

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 潇 xiāo (xiao1)The component 萧 is pronounced as 'xiāo' (xiao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 潇 xiāo (xiao1)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

潇洒 (瀟灑)

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箫

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Previous (喋)Next (刁)
  • 3626th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
箫→
⺮肃
2Radical
箫→
⺮bamboo⺺brushNo glyph available小small
3Graphical
箫→
⺮匚一丨丨亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)xiao, a free reed mouth organ with five or more pipes blown from the bottom • same as 排簫|排箫 • also translated as pan pipes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 箫 xiāo (xiao1)The component 小 is pronounced as 'xiǎo' (xiao3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

吹箫 (吹簫)
笙箫 (笙簫)

Uncommon

排箫 (排簫)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.