Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

dawn; to know; to tell (sb sth); dawn

Chinese: 黎明、拂晓、知道、认识。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 晓 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 晓得xiǎo deto know
  • 家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎounderstood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
  • 揭晓jiē xiǎoto announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose
  • 分晓fēn xiǎothe result (becomes apparent); now one understands
  • 知晓zhī xiǎoto know; to understand

Example Sentence

这个道理大家都晓得。Zhè ge dào lǐ dà jiā dōu xiǎo de.Everyone knows this principle.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this道理dào lǐreason大家dà jiāeveryonedōuall晓得xiǎo deto know