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Xiāo

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Xiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Xiāo | Xiao1
English translation
surname Xiao
Taiwan pr. [Xiào]
similar
resembling
to resemble
to be like
to resemble, to look like; to be like

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About Xiāo

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Xiāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

flesh - "in the flesh"

Etymology of Xiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⺌⺼

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Depicts the moon ( yuè ) getting smaller ( xiǎo ) and disappearing as part of the lunar cycle. Based on the original meaning "decrease; disappear", now written as xiāo . The meaning later shifted to "resemble; similar".

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Example sentences using Xiāo

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关于 guānyú xìng Xiāo de 战士 zhàn shì 那件 shì ,认识 rènshi dào shì Rèn de .

I recognize my responsibility in the case of the soldier Shiao.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ Xiāo 两家暂时 zànshí hǎo .

The relations between the Toms and Shaws have been patched up.

肖伯纳 Xiāo Bó nà zài 伦敦 Lún dūn 阿尔汗戏院 xì yuàn 观看 guān kàn 舞蹈 wǔdǎo 演员 yǎnyuán 文森特表演 biǎoyǎn ,非常 fēicháng 欣赏 xīnshǎng .

Bernard Shaw greatly enjoyed the dancing of pantomimist Vincenti at the Alhambra Theater in London.

shì 不肖 bù xiào , 十七 shí qī suì jiù gēn 男友 nán yǒu 离家私奔 sī bēn le .

Debbie is the black sheep of the family , having left home at seventeen to live with her boyfriend.

他们 tā men Huán 留下 liú xià le 一张名片 míngpiàn 上面 shàng miàn 印着肖恩 Xiāo ēn · Lín de 名字 míngzi

They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.

Words with Xiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
肖恩 Xiāo ēn Sean, Shaun or Shawn (name)肖恩 Xiāo ēn
Xiāo similar Xiāo
肖像 xiàoxiàng likeness肖像 xiàoxiàng
生肖 shēngxiào animal from the Chinese zodiac生肖 shēngxiào
肖邦 Xiāo bāng Frederic Chopin or Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer肖邦 Xiāo bāng
肖扬 Xiāo Yáng Xiao Yang (1938-), president of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008肖揚
惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào to imitate to perfection惟妙惟肖 wéi miào wéi xiào
不肖 bù xiào degenerate不肖 bù xiào

Xiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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Xiāo Decomposition

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Xiāo Compounds

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  • Xiāo
    • shāo
      • shào ,
    • xiāo
    • xiè
    • xiāo , xiāo , qiāo , shào , xiāo , xiāo , qiào , xiāo , shāo , xiāo , shāo , qiào , qiào , xiāo , zhào , shāo , shāo , shāo , shāo , shuò , xiāo , shāo , shāo , qiào , shāo , xiāo , , , , , , , , qiào , , , , , ,
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