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xiāo

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xiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiāo | xiao1
English translation
to cough; to pant; to roar

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About xiāo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

xiāo

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of xiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口孝

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

xiào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and xiào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xiāo

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dāng xiàng 狮子 Shīzǐ bān de 咆哮 páo xiào shí , shuí gǎn 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ ?

Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion?

de 探讨 tàntǎo 蛤蚧 gé jiè 防喘 wán duì 支气管 zhī qì guǎn 哮喘 xiào chuǎn de 治疗 zhìliáo 作用 zuòyòng .

Objective : To approach the therapeutic action of Gejie Fangchuan pills in treating Asthma.

长江 ChángJiāng 雷霆 léi tíng jūn 之势,咆哮 páo xiào ér xià ,滚滚 Gǔn gǔn Dōng liú , 昼夜 zhòuyè 不息 bù xī .

The Yangtze River roared east, billowing with irresistible force day and night.

觉得 juéde xiōng mēn 憋气 biē qì ( yīn 哮喘 xiào chuǎn suǒ zhì ).

My chest feels rather tight, eg because of asthma.

Néng 听到 tīng dào 希尔顿 Xī ěr dùn zài tóng 休斯敦 Xiū sī dūn 激烈 jīliè 争吵 zhēng chǎo shí de 咆哮声

He could hear Hilton's strident voice rising in vehement argument with Houston.

Words with xiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
哮喘 xiào chuǎn asthma哮喘 xiào chuǎn
咆哮 páo xiào to roar咆哮 páo xiào
xiāo pant xiāo
哮喘病 xiào chuǎn bìng asthma哮喘病 xiào chuǎn bìng
哮鸣 xiào míng wheezing哮鳴
咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi to be in a thundering rage (idiom)咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi

xiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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