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3
xiào
效
effect
效
effect
Composition
Components
攵
foreman
攵
foreman
交
yarn
交
yarn
Sounds
xi-
Xena
xi-
Xena
-ao
barn
-ao
barn
4
bathroom
4
bathroom
Pinyin
xiao4
•
xiào
Meaning
Primary
effect
Mnemonic
[xi-] Xena
is in the
[4] bathroom
of the
[-ao] barn
, fighting with the
攵 foreman
to decide who can go to the bathroom first. She gets a ball of
交 yarn
and throws it at the
攵 foreman
. It bounces off and into an empty milk bucket. It has no
效 effect
!
Same Pronunciation
xiào
校
school
xiào
笑
to laugh
xiào
肖
to resemble
xiào
孝
filial piety
xiào
啸
to whistle
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Found In Words
xiàoguǒ
效果
result
yǒuxiào
有效
effective
xiàolǜ
效率
efficiency
xiàoyì
效益
benefits
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