肖(xiào)

HSK 7-97 strokes
Readingsxiàoxiāo

surname Xiao

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Character information

Pinyin
xiào / xiāo
Meaning
surname Xiao; Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 肖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺌⺼

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺼ (flesh - "in the flesh"); ⺌ supplies the sound.

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

Made of

⺌⺼

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 肖 step by step

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

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Words with 肖

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

xiào肖xiàng像
HSK 7-9

portrait (painting, photo etc)

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bù不xiào肖

(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy

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shēng生xiào肖

one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]; an…

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bì毕xiào肖

to resemble closely; to be the very image of; to look very much like; to be…

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xiào肖ēn恩

Sean, Shaun or Shawn (name)

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xiào肖xiàng像quán权

portrait rights; right to one's image

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wéi惟miào妙wéi惟xiào肖

to imitate to perfection

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wéi维miào妙wéi维xiào肖

to imitate to perfection

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From 肖’s common words

像不生毕恩权惟妙

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