All charactersHSK 3

xiāo

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

Pinyin xiāoStrokes 10Radical Band HSK 3Words 12

What 消 is made of

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

carries the meaning — water — and carries the sound.

How to write 消

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

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Stroke order chart for 消 — 10 strokes, radical 氵

Write 消 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 消

Words that use 消

(xiāo)(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

(xiāo)(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

()(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

(xiāo)(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

(xiāo)(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

(xiāo)(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

(xiāo)() 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

(xiāo)(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

(xiāo)() 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

(xiāo)(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.

xiāoqiāo

More characters with the radical 氵

All 75 of them, and what the radical means, on the 氵 radical page.

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