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Character

肖 xiāo · xiào

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

Taiwan pr. (Xiào)

Strokes
7
Structure
Top–bottom
Traditional
肖
Frequency
#1896 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

xiāoMain readingxiàoRare reading

xiāo

xiao1Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. Taiwan pr. (Xiào) CC-CEDICT
  2. surname Xiao CC-CEDICT

Words that use “肖” as xiāo

肖恩xiāo ēnSean, Shaun or ShawnWord肖扬xiāo yángXiao YangWord
肖蛸xiāo shāolong-jawed orb weaver↗Variant of 蟏蛸WordUnreviewed
肖邦xiāo bāngFrédéric ChopinWord肖伯纳xiāo bó nàBernard ShawWord努瓦克肖特nǔ wǎ kè xiāo tèNouakchott, capital of MauritaniaWord

xiào

xiao4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is xiāo.

  1. similar CC-CEDICT
  2. resembling CC-CEDICT
  3. to resemble CC-CEDICT
  4. to be like CC-CEDICT

Words that use “肖” as xiào

肖像xiào xiànga picture of a personWordHSK 7–9不肖bù xiào(literary) unlike one's parentsWord毕肖bì xiàoto resemble closelyWord生肖shēng xiàoone of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支Word肖似xiào sìto resembleWord肖想xiào xiǎng(Tw) to dream of havingWord逼肖bī xiàoto bear a close resemblance toWord酷肖kù xiàoto strikingly resembleWord

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 肖

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Example sentences

  • 这张肖像是我的妈妈。

    zhè zhāng xiào xiàng shì wǒ de mā ma

    This portrait is of my mother.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 肖老师今天很忙。

    xiāo lǎo shī jīn tiān hěn máng

    Teacher Xiao is very busy today.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他画了一个肖像素描。

    tā huà le yí gè xiào xiàng sù miáo

    He drew a portrait sketch.

    AI-generated sentence

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