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The Chinese word xiao - 消 - xiāo
(to disappear in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

xiāo

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English translations

to disappear, to eliminate, to while away,
to vanish, to idle away

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 消 ( xiāo ) correctly?"

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Chinese characters  ( xiao / xiāo ) with pronunciation (English translation: to disappear )
The traditional Chinese characters of xiāo are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 10 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to eliminate  |  to vanish
消 ( xiao / xiāo ) belongs to the 1000 most common Chinese characters (rank 564)
Chinese example words containing the character 消 ( xiao / xiāo )
取消 ( qŭxiāo = to cancel ), 消毒柜 ( xiāodúguì = disinfector ), 消化 ( xiāohuà = to digest ), 消息 ( xiāoxi = information )
Other characters that are pronounced xiāo in Chinese
More words that mean to disappear in Chinese
jué ( 绝 ), méi ( 没 )
More words that mean to eliminate in Chinese
( 肃 )

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