xiāo = xi + ao1
surname Xiao
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xiāo = xi + ao1
miserable / desolate / dreary / Chinese mugwort
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How to pronounce 蕭

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

蕭 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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= su + Ø4
respectful / solemn / to eliminate / to clean up
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Characters with 蕭 as component

xiāo = xi + ao1
(of water) deep and clear / (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering
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xiāo = xi + ao1
a type of big tree (archaic)
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xiāo = xi + ao1
long-legged spider
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Words with 蕭

the Great Depression (1929-c. 1939)
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[da4 jiang1 jun1] / fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor

Sentences with 蕭

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xiāo

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