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desolate

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
xiāo
ショウ
よもぎ
소
Phonosemantic compound. 肅 represents the meaning and 艹 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蕭)
肅 solemn+ 艹 grass (top) =
蕭 desolate
肅 Meaning component
solemn
艹 Phonetic component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
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Simplified (萧)
肃 pay+ 艹 grass (top) =
萧 common artemisia
肃 Meaning component
sù pay
pay respects
艹 Phonetic component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
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Notes
Similar Characters
嘯 howl (trad)簫 musical (trad)繡 embroidery (trad)鏽 rust (trad)驌 name of a famous horse (trad)鷫 turquoise kingfisher (trad)春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
萧
Regular
Modern
Chinese
萧 / 蕭 [Xiāo]
surname Xiao
萧 / 蕭 [xiāo]
miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort
Japanese
蓬 、 艾 、 蕭 、 蒿 よもぎ 、 ヨモギ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
  2. usually kana mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蕭 しょう
Shou surname
CHINESE WORDS (24)
萧条 [xiāo​tiáo] #12,240
bleak
萧山 [Xiāo​shān] #15,832
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang
萧瑟 [xiāo​sè] #67,417
to rustle in the air
萧邦 [Xiāo​bāng] #56,704
Frédéric Chopin (Composer)
萧然 [xiāo​rán] #35,939
desolate
萧何 [Xiāo​Hé] #36,251
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liú​Bāng] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chǔ​Hàn​Zhàn​zhēng]
萧山区 [Xiāo​shān​qū] #36,893
Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang
萧万长 [Xiāo​Wàn​cháng] #46,976
Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
萧乾 [Xiāo​Qián] #47,674
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
萧红 [Xiāo​Hóng] #47,723
Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
瀟洒 [しょうしゃ] #28,558
stylish
蓬 [よもぎ] #40,606
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
蕭々 [しょうしょう] #74,702
dreary
蕭条 [しょうじょう] #88,389
dreary
艾 [もぐさ] #116,743
moxa (dried mugwort leaf used in moxibustion)
蕭然 [しょうぜん] #210,153
lonely
蕭索 [しょうさく] #224,728
lonely
満目蕭条 [まんもくしょうじょう] #244,101
all nature being bleak and desolate
蕭寥 [しょうりょう]
desolate