箫(xiāo)

14 strokesTrad. 簫

xiao, a vertical bamboo flute

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Character information

Pinyin
xiāo
Meaning
xiao, a vertical bamboo flute
Strokes
14
HSK level
—
Traditional
簫

Origin & structure

Where 箫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮肃

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 肃 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺮肃sù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 箫 step by step

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

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Words with 箫

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

chuī吹xiāo箫

to play the xiao 箫, a vertical bamboo flute; (literary) to beg on …

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pái排xiāo箫

panpipes

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shēng笙xiāo箫

reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute

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wú吴shì市chuī吹xiāo箫

(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子…

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chuī吹xiāo箫qǐ乞shí食

see 吴市吹箫

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From 箫’s common words

吹排笙吴市乞食

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