箫
Character
xiāo
Characterxiao, a vertical bamboo flute
- Strokes
- 14
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 肃
- Traditional
- 簫
- Frequency
- #4044 most common character
Meaning
xiāo
xiao1- xiao, a vertical bamboo flute CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 14 strokes
Speed
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Words with 箫
吹箫chuī xiāoto play the xiao 箫 (xiāo), a vertical bamboo fluteWord排箫pái xiāopanpipesWord笙箫shēng xiāoreed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo fluteWord鼻箫bí xiāonose fluteWord吴市吹箫wú shì chuī xiāo(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 (Wǔ Zǐ xū) exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记 (Shǐ jì))Word
吹箫乞食chuī xiāo qǐ shí(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 (Wǔ Zǐ xū) exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史记 (Shǐ jì))See 吴市吹箫WordUnreviewed
玉人吹箫yù rén chuī xiāovirtuoso piper wins a beautyWord