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潇
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sound

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Water
xiāo
ショウ
소
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 蕭 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (瀟)
氵 water (drops)+ 蕭 desolate =
瀟 sound
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
蕭 Phonetic component
desolate
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Simplified (潇)
氵 water (drops)+ 萧 common artemisia =
潇 sound of beating wind and rain
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
萧 Phonetic component
xiāo common artemisia
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瀟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
潇 / 瀟 [xiāo]
(of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
潇洒 [xiāo​sǎ] #12,197
confident and at ease
潇湘 [Xiāo​xiāng] #18,864
other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiāng​jiāng] in Hunan province
潇潇细雨 [xiāo​xiāo​xì​yǔ]
the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
瀟洒 [しょうしゃ] #28,558
stylish