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HSK
7-9
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xiāo
梟
owl
梟
owl
Composition
Components
木
tree
木
tree
鳥
bird
鳥
bird
Sounds
xi-
Xena
xi-
Xena
-ao
barn
-ao
barn
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
xiao1
•
xiāo
Meaning
Primary
owl
Mnemonic
[xi-] Xena
is in
[1] front
of the
[-ao] barn
in the middle of the night when she hears a hoot of an
梟 owl
. She looks up at a nearby
木 tree
and sure enough sees a
鳥 bird
. The
鳥 bird
, an
梟 owl
to be precise, gives another hoot as it stares at Xena.
Same Pronunciation
xiāo
消
to disappear
xiāo
銷
to spend
xiāo
宵
nighttime
xiāo
蕭
desolate
xiāo
瀟
deep and clear
xiāo
囂
hubbub
xiāo
霄
sky
xiāo
硝
saltpeter
xiāo
哮
roar
xiāo
逍
free
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