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筱

xiǎo

Character

What 筱 means

1. dwarf bamboo
2. thin bamboo

Example sentences

• 你住在筱山市吗?
  Do you live in Sasayama?
• 你住在筱山多久了？
  Nǐ zhù zài xiǎo shān duōjiǔ le?
  How long have you lived in Sasayama?
• 你去年住在筱山吗？
  Nǐ qùnián zhù zài xiǎoshān ma?
  Did you live in Sasayama last year?
• 两年前我住在筱山。
  Liǎng niánqián wǒ zhù zài xiǎo shān.
  I lived in Sasayama two years ago.
• 我明年会住在筱山。
  I will live in Sasayama next year.
• 你明年会住在筱山吗？
  Will you live in Sasayama next year?

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 笑xiàoto laugh; to smile; to laugh at
• 箫xiāoxiao, a vertical bamboo flute
• 笤tiáobroom
• 筊jiǎobamboo rope

Characters that look like 筱

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

• 策cèpolicy; plan; scheme
• 签qiānto sign one's name; to write brief comments on a document…
• 筷kuàichopstick
• 蔻kòuused in 豆蔻
• 葆bǎodense foliage; to cover
• 獒áo(bound form) mastiff

Sounds the same

Read xiǎo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 小small; tiny; few
• 晓dawn; daybreak; to know
• 篠dwarf bamboo
• 𫍲small