1. 箫

箫

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  • 3626th most frequent character
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  • 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)

RareShow 4

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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