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枭

xiāo

Character Traditional 梟

What 枭 means

1. owl
2. valiant
3. trafficker

Words starting with 枭

• 枭雄xiāo xióngambitious and ruthless character; formidable person
• 枭首xiāo shǒuto behead
• 枭首示众xiāo shǒu shì zhòngto behead sb and display the head in public

Words containing 枭

• 夜枭yè xiāoowl
• 毒枭dú xiāodrug lord
• 鸱枭chī xiāovariant of 鸱鸮

Characters that look like 枭

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 岛dǎoisland
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn
• 虽suīalthough; even though
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼
• 泉quánspring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)
• 轰hōngexplosion; bang; boom

Sounds the same

Read xiāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 消to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 销to melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell
• 宵night
• 潇(of water) deep and clear
• 萧(old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
• 箫xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
• 削to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
• 霄firmament; heaven
• 逍used in 逍遥
• 嚣clamor
• 硝saltpeter; to tan (leather)
• 骁good horse; valiant