懂中文 Dong Chinese

萧

xiāo

common artemisia

Phonosemantic compound. 肃 represents the meaning and 艹 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蕭.

Components
肃 meaning component

肃  Meaning component

sù

  

pay respects

艹 sound component

艹  Sound component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

Evolution

萧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
萧 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
萧 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
萧 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

萧 (蕭) 

xiāo

common artemisia; sighing of wind; mournful; dejected; miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort

萧 (蕭) 

Xiāo

surname Xiao

Most common words with 萧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

萧

miserable

萧条

bleak

萧山

Xiaoshan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang

萧瑟

to rustle

萧邦

Frédéric Chopin (Composer)

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)

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