Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
消
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
消 [xiāo]
to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate; to spend (time); have to; need
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
消 かつお
Katsuo unclassified name
消 かつたに
Katsutani unclassified name
消 かつだに
Katsudani unclassified name
消 かつとし
Katsutoshi unclassified name
消 かつはた
Katsuhata unclassified name
消 かつや
Katsuya unclassified name
消 しょうや
Shouya unclassified name
消 まさお
Masao unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (192)
消息 [xiāoxi] #411
news
消失 [xiāoshī] #949
to disappear
消费者 [xiāofèizhě] #13,909
consumer
消费者 [xiāofèizhě] #13,909
consumer
取消 [qǔxiāo] #1,461
to cancel
消费 [xiāofèi] #7,781
to consume
消费 [xiāofèi] #7,781
to consume
消除 [xiāochú] #4,438
to eliminate
消防 [xiāofáng] #3,403
firefighting
消灭 [xiāomiè] #3,236
to put an end to
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 消える [きえる] #296
to disappear
⭐ 消す [けす] #1,075
to erase
姿を消す [すがたをけす] #3,544
to disappear
⭐ 消滅 [しょうめつ] #3,624
extinction
⭐ 消費 [しょうひ] #4,159
consumption
⭐ 解消 [かいしょう] #4,641
cancellation
⭐ 消耗 [しょうもう] #5,372
exhaustion
消え去る [きえさる] #5,376
to disappear
⭐ 打ち消す [うちけす] #7,494
to deny
⭐ 消化 [しょうか] #7,754
digestion (of food)
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