xiāo

HSK 7Character

Radical

Usage Frequency

Moderate

Characters

1

English Definitions

  • 1.to diminish; to subside
  • 2.to consume; to reduce
  • 3.to idle away (the time)
  • 4.(after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take

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Pronunciation Systems

Pinyin

xiāo

Pinyin (Numeric)

xiao1

Wade-Giles

hsiao¹

Bopomofo (Zhuyin)

ㄒㄧㄠ

Gwoyeu Romatzyh

shiau

Stroke Practice

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