箫

xiāo

x+iāo·1st tone

xiao, a vertical bamboo flute

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 14

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Less common

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箭箱签

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Character Decomposition

箫=⺮+肃

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

xiao, a vertical bamboo flute

xiāo

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Words with 箫 59 total

nose flute鼻箫bí xiāo panpipes排箫pái xiāo reed-pipe wind instrument and vertical bamboo flute笙箫shēng xiāo to play the xiao xiāo, a vertical bamboo flute · (literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for wú shì chuī xiāo) · (slang) to give a blowjob吹箫chuī xiāo (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian")吴市吹箫wú shì chuī xiāo virtuoso piper wins a beauty · the xiao xiāo (mouth organ) virtuoso won for his wife the beautiful daughter of Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公玉人吹箫yù rén chuī xiāo

Idioms with 箫 14 total Chain

(idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥 exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian")吴市吹箫wú shì chuī xiāo

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