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萧

xiāo
HSK 7-9

“Desolate” in Chinese is 萧 (xiāo).

Other characters with the syllable xiao: see all 15 →

Meaning

  • bound formdesolate; dreary
  • surname Xiao
  • (old) Chinese mugwort

Example

在十九世纪三十年代的大萧条时期，许多富人在股市崩盘中失去了一切。

During the Depression in the 1930's, many wealthy people lost everything in the stock market crash.

From 萧条 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 萧

萧条xiāotiáobleak; desolateHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9隘àinarrowHSK 7-9昂ángto liftHSK 7-9凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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