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悄
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noiseless

HSK 5
Human →Emotions
qiāo
ショウ
うれ.える
초
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 肖 resemble =
悄 noiseless
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
肖 Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
悄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
悄 [qiāo]
see 悄悄[qiāo​qiāo]
悄 [qiǎo]
quiet; sad
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
悄悄 [qiāo​qiāo] #6,818
quietly
悄然 [qiǎo​rán] #21,259
quietly
悄悄话 [qiāo​qiao​huà] #16,359
whisperings
悄悄话 [qiāo​qiao​huà] #16,359
whisperings
悄无声息 [qiǎo​wú​shēng​xī] #24,294
quietly
悄无声息 [qiǎo​wú​shēng​xī] #24,294
quietly
静悄悄 [jìng​qiāo​qiāo] #30,165
extremely quiet
静悄悄 [jìng​qiāo​qiāo] #30,165
extremely quiet
悄声 [qiǎo​shēng] #44,354
quietly
悄声 [qiǎo​shēng] #44,354
quietly
4 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (9)
⭐ 萎れる [しおれる] #27,255
to wither
悄然 [しょうぜん] #28,520
dejected
しょげ返る [しょげかえる] #70,337
to be dispirited
悄気る [しょげる] #72,646
to be dispirited
萎萎 [しおしお] #109,752
dejectedly
孤影悄然 [こえいしょうぜん] #167,694
alone and dejected
しょげ込む [しょげこむ] #199,376
to be utterly disheartened
悄悄 [すごすご]
dejectedly
悄愴 [しょうそう]
sad and lamenting