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逍

xiāo

Character

What 逍 means

1. used in {逍遥|xiāo yáo}

Example sentences

• 那个杀人犯依然逍遥法外。
  The murderer is still at large.

Words starting with 逍

• 逍遥xiāo yáofree and unfettered
• 逍遥法外xiāo yáo fǎ wàiunfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution…
• 逍遥自在xiāo yáo zì zaifree and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal)…
• 逍遥自得xiāo yáo zì dédoing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free

Characters built on 肖

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

• 消xiāoto diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)
• 销xiāoto melt (metal); to cancel; to annul; to sell
• 悄qiāoused in 悄悄
• 宵xiāonight
• 硝xiāosaltpeter; to tan (leather)
• 俏qiàogood-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand
• 峭qiàohigh and steep; precipitous; severe or stern
• 霄xiāofirmament; heaven

Characters that look like 逍

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

• 速sùfast; rapid; quick
• 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off
• 追zhuīto chase; to pursue; to look into
• 递dìto hand over; to pass on; to deliver; (bound form) progressively; in the proper order
• 逆nìcontrary; opposite; backwards
• 迸bèngto burst forth; to spurt; to crack

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
• 枭owl; valiant; trafficker
• 嚣clamor
• 硝saltpeter; to tan (leather)
• 骁good horse; valiant