xiāo = xi + ao1
surname Xiao / Taiwan pr. [Xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
similar / resembling / to resemble / to be like
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How to pronounce 肖

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

肖 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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Characters with 肖 as component

xiāo = xi + ao1
to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need
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qiǎo = qi + ao3
quiet / sad
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qiāo = qi + ao1
used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]
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Words with 肖

(Tw) to dream of having (sth one cannot possibly have) / to covet (sth beyond one's grasp) / (from Taiwanese 數想, Tai-lo pr. [siàu-siūnn])
Xiao Yang (1938-), president of the PRC Supreme Court 1998-2008
variant of 蠨蛸|蟏蛸[xiao1 shao1]

Sentences with 肖

肖 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiāo / xiào

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