消(xiāo)

HSK 310 strokes

to diminish

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Stroke order animation

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shī失
HSK 3

to disappear; to fade away

Open 消失 page →
xiāo消xī息
HSK 3

(piece of) news; information

Open 消息 page →
xiāo消fèi费
HSK 3

to consume (goods and services, resources etc)

Open 消费 page →
xiāo消huà化
HSK 4

to digest (food)

Open 消化 page →
xiāo消jí极
HSK 5

negative

Open 消极 page →
xiāo消dú毒
HSK 5

to disinfect; to sterilize

Open 消毒 page →
xiāo消fáng防
HSK 5

firefighting

Open 消防 page →

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取失息费化极毒防

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