Keyword
desolate
- mournful
- common Artemisa
- Frequency
- #2487
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
xiāo
Mnemonic
肃 (solemn) gives the meaning and 艹 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
萧
(old) Chinese mugwort; (bound form) desolate; dreary
萧条
bleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
萧县
Xiao County or Xiaoxian, a county in Suzhou City 宿州市 (SùzhōuShì), Anhui
萧瑟
to rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak; desolate; chilly
萧伯纳
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish dramatist and writer
萧红
Xiao Hong (1911-1942), prominent woman writer, originally from Heilongjiang
萧邦
(Tw) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849), Polish pianist and composer
萧山区
Xiaoshan, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市 (HángzhōuShì), Zhejiang
萧然
desolate; empty
萧墙
(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
萧何
Xiao He (-193 BC), famous strategist and chancellor, fought on Liu Bang's 刘邦 (LiúBāng) side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚汉战争 (ChǔHànZhànzhēng)
萧梁
Liang of the Southern dynasties (502-557)
萧索
bleak; desolate; melancholy
萧一山
Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), Modern historian of the Qing dynasty
萧规曹随
lit. Xiao's 萧何 (XiāoHé) governance followed by Cao 曹参 (CáoCān) (idiom); fig. to strictly adhere to the policies of the predecessor; to follow precedent
萧万长
Vincent C. Siew (1939-), Taiwanese diplomat and Kuomintang politician, prime minister 1997-2000, vice president 2008-2012
萧子显
Xiao Zixian (487-537), writer and historian of Liang of Southern Dynasties, compiler of History of Qi of the Southern dynasties 南齐书 (NánQíshū)