(xiào)

10 strokes

pant

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiào
Meaning
pant; roar; bark (of animals); Taiwan pr. [xiao1]
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口孝

In this compound, the meaning comes from (mouth); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

páoxiào

(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar

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to be in a thundering rage (idiom)

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