Chinese Word: 霄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

霄

Pinyin: xiāo

English Definition: firmament; heaven

Chinese Definition:
①云：云霄。霄汉(ａ．云霄和天河，指天空：b．古代喻朝廷)。
②天空：九霄。重(chóng)霄。霄壤(天和地，喻相去很远)。

Antonyms: 壤

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 雨

Ideographic:To look like 肖 rain 雨; 肖 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 雨 [ yǔ ] rain
- 肖 [ xiào ] to resemble, to look like; to be like

Similar Characters: 霉

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云霄	yún xiāo	Yunxiao county in Zhangzhou 漳州 , Fujian
云霄	yún xiāo	(the) skies
九霄云外	jiǔ xiāo yún wài	beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away
霄汉	xiāo hàn	the sky; the heavens; (fig.) imperial court
霄壤之别	xiāo rǎng zhī bié	huge difference

1		xǔ duō 许多 nán hái 男孩 zài 在 yuán 元 xiāo 霄 dēng jié 灯节 rán fàng 燃放 biān pào 鞭炮。 Many boys explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival.
2		xǔ 许 shǎo 少 nǚ hái 女孩 zhèng zài 正在 yuán 元 xiāo 霄 dēng jié 灯节 fén 焚 gē 搁 biān pào 鞭炮。 Many boys explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival.
3		nán yán 南岩， yòu míng 又名 “ zǐ xiāo yán 紫霄岩 ” ， yīn wèi 因为 cháo xiàng 朝向 nán fāng 南方， suǒ yǐ 所以 yòu jiào 又叫 jū 鞠 yán 岩。 Rock also known as "Purple rock" because towards the south is known as the Rock.
4		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 zhī dào 知道 yǒu 有 gè 个 xiāo 霄 yún lù 云路， dàn 但 wǒ 我 cóng méi 从没 tīng shuō 听说 guò 过 yǒu 有 xiāng yún 香云 dà jiē 大街。 I only know where Xiaoyun Road is, but I've never heard of Xiangyun Dajie.
5		hàn 汉 xiāo 霄 cāng máng 苍茫， qiān zhù 牵住 fán huá 繁华 āi shāng 哀伤， wān 弯 méi jiān 眉间， mìng zhōng zhù dìng 命中注定， chéng wéi 成为 guò wǎng 过往。 Han silvery clouds, call prosperous grief, bending the brow, fated, become past.

1		xǔ duō 许多 nán hái 男孩 zài 在 yuán 元 xiāo 霄 dēng jié 灯节 rán fàng 燃放 biān pào 鞭炮。 Many boys explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival.
2		xǔ 许 shǎo 少 nǚ hái 女孩 zhèng zài 正在 yuán 元 xiāo 霄 dēng jié 灯节 fén 焚 gē 搁 biān pào 鞭炮。 Many boys explode firecrackers on the Lantern Festival.
3		nán yán 南岩， yòu míng 又名 “ zǐ xiāo yán 紫霄岩 ” ， yīn wèi 因为 cháo xiàng 朝向 nán fāng 南方， suǒ yǐ 所以 yòu jiào 又叫 jū 鞠 yán 岩。 Rock also known as "Purple rock" because towards the south is known as the Rock.
4		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 zhī dào 知道 yǒu 有 gè 个 xiāo 霄 yún lù 云路， dàn 但 wǒ 我 cóng méi 从没 tīng shuō 听说 guò 过 yǒu 有 xiāng yún 香云 dà jiē 大街。 I only know where Xiaoyun Road is, but I've never heard of Xiangyun Dajie.
5		hàn 汉 xiāo 霄 cāng máng 苍茫， qiān zhù 牵住 fán huá 繁华 āi shāng 哀伤， wān 弯 méi jiān 眉间， mìng zhōng zhù dìng 命中注定， chéng wéi 成为 guò wǎng 过往。 Han silvery clouds, call prosperous grief, bending the brow, fated, become past.