xiāo

to disappear; to vanish; to eliminate

HSK 4 #439

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 439th character
Radical ⽔ (85.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2071

Definitions

消 xiāo
  1. 1. to disappear
  2. 2. to vanish
  3. 3. to eliminate
  4. 4. to spend (time)
  5. 5. have to
  6. 6. need

Stroke order

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Words containing 消

Word Meaning
to dispel (doubts); to clear up (misunderstanding)
to dispel (doubts); to clear up (misunderstanding)
consumer finance; abbr. of xiāo fèi jīn róng
to ebb and rise; to decrease and then grow
to ebb and rise; to decrease and then grow
to spend one's leisure time; to idle away the time
erhua variant of xiāo xián
erhua variant of xiāo xián
firefighter; fireman
firefighter; fireman
fire department
fire station
fire truck; fire engine
fire department; fire brigade
fireman
fireman
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
UN treaty to end discrimination against women
to disambiguate
to disambiguate
decontamination
decontamination
anti-alias (computer graphics)
anti-alias (computer graphics)
to hide; to retreat into privacy