蕭 (siu1 | xiao1) : desolate; surname

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蕭

siu1

xiao1

[1] [adj] desolate; dreary; bleak
[2] [n] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蕭 / 萧

This word has been viewed 4619 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th May 2016 17:30

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蕭牆 siu1 coeng4 xiao1 qiang2 = screen wall facing the gate of a Chinese house

蕭規曹隨 siu1 kwai1 cou4 ceoi4 xiao1 gui1 cao2 sui2 = follow an established set of rules and regulations

蕭條 siu1 tiu4 xiao1 tiao2 = (economic) depression

蕭邦 siu1 bong1 xiao1 bang1 = Chopin

蕭亞軒 siu1 aa3 hin1 xiao1 ya3 xuan1 (Taiwan), xiao1 ya3 xuan1 (PRC) = Elva Hsiao (a.k.a, Elva Siu)

蕭玉芬 siu1 juk6 fan1 xiao1 yu4 fen1 = Tiffany Hsiao Yu-Fen

蕭若元 siu1 joek6 jyun4 = Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen

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Decimal representation of this word: 蕭
Unicode code for this character: U+856d (off-site link)

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