消 xiāo

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)

HSK 3 10 strokes Radical 氵 Sound + meaning 16 words

Built from

氵meaningshuǐwater 肖soundxiàoto resemble, to look like; to be like

How it works

氵 hints at the meaning (water), and 肖 xiào hints at the sound.

Words built with 消

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Words with 消

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HSK 3 · 4

消息

xiāoxi

news; information

消失

xiāoshī

to disappear; to fade away

取消

qǔxiāo

to cancel; cancellation

消费

xiāofèi

to consume; to spend

HSK 4 · 1

消化

xiāohuà

to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process

HSK 5 · 5

消防

xiāofáng

firefighting; fire control

消除

xiāochú

to eliminate; to remove

消毒

xiāodú

to disinfect; to sterilize

消费者

xiāofèizhě

consumer

消极

xiāojí

negative; passive; inactive

HSK 6 · 2

消灭

xiāomiè

to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish

消耗

xiāohào

to use up; to consume

HSK 7–9 · 4

消

xiāo

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)

消遣

xiāoqiǎn

to while the time away; amusement; pastime

抵消

dǐxiāo

to counteract; to cancel out; to offset

消沉

xiāochén

depressed; bad mood; low spirit