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消

xiāo

news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 肖 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 10 strokes Very Common (4%)
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Component Breakdown

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氵
shuǐ
water
肖
xiào
to resemble, to look like; to be like
⿰氵肖 i

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Component Tree i

shuǐ
氵
water
3 strokes
xiào
肖
to resemble, to look like; to be like
🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (flesh - "in the flesh") provides meaning, ⺌ provides pronunciation
7 strokes HSK 6

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