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Meaning of 萧

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萧 (Trad.: 蕭)
Pinyin: xiāo
English Definition: miserable; desolate; dreary; Chinese mugwort; surname Xiao
Chinese Definition:
①即“艾蒿”。
②冷落,没有生气的样子:萧然。萧瑟。萧索。萧飒。萧森。萧骚。萧疏。萧条。
③(萧萧)a.象声词,形容马叫声或风声,如“风萧萧兮易水寒”;b.头发花白稀疏的样子,如“华发萧萧老遂良,一身萍挂海中央”。
④(萧墙)照壁,喻内部,如“祸起萧萧”。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:艹 indicates the sound; 肃 (solemn) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 肃 [ sù ] to pay respects; solemn, reverent
Similar Characters: 箫
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Example Words
萧条 xiāo tiáo bleak; desolate; (economic) depression or slump
萧瑟 xiāo sè to rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak; desolate; chilly
萧索 xiāo suǒ bleak; desolate; melancholy
萧墙 xiāo qiáng (literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
萧规曹随 xiāo guī cáo suí lit. Xiao's 萧何 (idiom); fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor; to follow precedent
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Example Sentences
1
“
现在
,
你走开
!
”
他对恩萧说
。
”
Now you go!' he said to Earnshaw.
2
只有他自己
,
恩萧
,
齐拉
,
约瑟夫
,
我
。
There is himself, Earnshaw, Zillah, Joseph, and I.
3
老萧觉得她是在挑字眼儿
,
误会了自己的意思
。
Old Xiao thought that she was trying to pick faults and misinterpreting his meaning.
4
在布鲁塞尔的圣诞市场上和家人一起流览的英国的游客迪恩
。
科尔萧
,
对欧盟也不感冒
。
English tourist Dean Kershaw, visiting the Christmas markets in Brussels with his family, is no fan of the European Union.
5
“
好啊
,
恩萧先生
,
”
她叫道
,
“
我不知道你下次还要干出什么好事
!
Well, Mr Earnshaw,' she cried, `I wonder what you'll have agait next!