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霄

xiāo

Character

What 霄 means

1. firmament
2. heaven

Words starting with 霄

• 霄汉xiāo hànthe sky; the heavens; (fig.) imperial court
• 霄壤之别xiāo rǎng zhī biésee 天壤之别

Words containing 霄

• 云霄yún xiāo(the) skies
• 九霄云外jiǔ xiāo yún wàibeyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away
• 重霄chóng xiāoninth heaven; Highest Heaven
• 凌霄花líng xiāo huāChinese trumpet vine (Campsis grandiflora)
• 罗霄山Luó xiāo ShānLuoxiao Mountains, mountain range straddling the border between Jiangxi and Hunan
• 云霄县Yún xiāo XiànYunxiao, a county in Zhangzhou City 漳州市
• 气冲霄汉qì chōng xiāo hàn(idiom) dauntless; courageous; spirited
• 直上云霄zhí shàng yún xiāoto soar into the sky
• 云霄飞车yún xiāo fēi chēroller coaster
• 九重霄jiǔ chóng xiāoninth heaven; Highest Heaven

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
• 逍xiāoused in 逍遥
• 硝xiāosaltpeter; to tan (leather)
• 俏qiàogood-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand
• 峭qiàohigh and steep; precipitous; severe or stern

Characters that look like 霄

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

• 管guǎnto take care (of); to control; to manage
• 需xūto require; to need; to want
• 誓shìoath; vow; to swear
• 霉méimold; mildew; to become moldy
• 裳shangused in 衣裳
• 寰huánlarge domain; extensive region

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