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消xiāo

news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish. 10 strokes, radical 氵, first met in HSK 3.

Pinyin xiāoStrokes 10Radical 氵Band HSK 3Words 12

How to write 消

Strokes 1–3 write 氵, then strokes 4–10 write 肖.

Write 消 on the grid

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What 消 is made of

氵 (shuǐ, water) and 肖 (xiào, to resemble).

氵 carries the meaning — water — and 肖 carries the sound.

Words that use 消

消(xiāo)费(fèi)	to spend on daily purchases 买东西或享受服务，把钱花出去很多年轻人喜欢网上消费买衣服。Many young people like to spend money buying clothes online. Lesson 152, 市场消费与品牌 · 贸易经济与市场金融 · Commerce, Economics, Finance & Trade
消(xiāo)息(xi)	a piece of news 关于最近发生的事情的说法电台播报了一条重要消息。The radio station broadcast the news about the storm. Lesson 175, 新闻采写与现场报道 · 新闻传媒与公共资讯 · Journalism, Media Reporting & Public Notices
取(qǔ)消(xiāo)	to cancel, scrap 宣布某个规定或安排不再有效校方最终取消了这次不合理的收费。The school finally scrap the unreasonable fee. Lesson 212, 民主决议与全场反响 · 领导决策与组织考核 · Leadership Strategy, Civic Governance & Administrative Evaluation
消(xiāo)失(shī)	to disappear 慢慢不见了，找不到了山上的雾气渐渐消失了。The mist on the mountain slowly began to disappear. Lesson 236, 实事求是与本质探赜 · 文化学术与钻研思辨 · Scholarly Inquiry and Cultural Studies
消(xiāo)化(huà)	to digest 把吃下的食物在体内分解吸收饭后散步有助于消化。A walk after dinner helps you digest. Lesson 355, 华堂吉庆与乡梓深情 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy
消(xiāo)除(chú)	to eliminate 指彻底去掉不良因素消防人员彻底消除隐患。Firefighters eliminated the safety hazard completely. Lesson 503, 笃行安澜 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord
消(xiāo)毒(dú)	to disinfect 指清除环境中的细菌病毒商场做好日常环境消毒。The mall disinfected its environment on a regular basis. Lesson 503, 笃行安澜 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord
消(xiāo)防(fáng)	fire prevention/fighting 指预防和扑灭火灾的工作消防人员排查安全通道。The firefighting staff inspected the safety passageway. Lesson 503, 笃行安澜 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord
消(xiāo)极(jí)	negative, passive 形容态度低落、缺乏进取心调解有效纠正消极思想。The mediation corrected the negative mindset. Lesson 504, 端正心态 · 行稳致远与和衷共济 · Resilient Strides & Sincere Accord
消(xiāo)灭(miè)	to put out, wipe out 指使彻底不再存在大家没有陷入慌乱，很快消灭了火势。They quickly put out the fire. Lesson 662, 车间火情 · 明法正理与清源溯本 · Jurisprudential Integrity & Deep Logic

and 2 more in the catalogue.

Characters that share the sound part 肖

Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.

销xiāo 悄qiāo

More characters with the radical 氵

All 76 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.