消(xiāo)

HSK 310 strokes

to diminish

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāo
Meaning
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 消 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵肖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 肖 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ肖xiào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 消 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 消

Common words using 消 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qǔ取xiāo消
HSK 3

to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

Open 取消 page →
xiāo消huà化
HSK 4

to digest (food)

Open 消化 page →
dǐ抵xiāo消
HSK 7-9

to counteract

Open 抵消 page →
bù不xiāo消

to not need; needless (to say)

Open 不消 page →
dī低xiāo消

minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消費|最…

Open 低消 page →
bīng冰xiāo消wǎ瓦jiě解

to melt like ice and break like tiles

Open 冰消瓦解 page →
zhī只xiāo消

to only need

Open 只消 page →
chī吃bù不xiāo消

to be unable to tolerate or endure

Open 吃不消 page →

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From 消’s common words

取化抵不低冰瓦解

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