Meaning
mournful
Chinese: 萧条、冷落，也可作姓氏。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 萧 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 萧条xiāo tiáobleak; desolate; (economics) in a slump; sluggish
- 萧然xiāo rándesolate; empty
- 萧索xiāo suǒbleak; desolate; melancholy
- 萧墙xiāo qiáng(literary) screen wall shielding an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture
- 萧瑟xiāo sèto rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak
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Example Sentence
深秋的公园里一片萧条，落叶满地。Shēn qiū de gōng yuán lǐ yí piàn xiāo tiáo, luò yè mǎn dì.In late autumn the park is desolate, with fallen leaves everywhere.
深秋Shēn qiūlate autumn的deof公园gōng yuánpark (for public recreatio里lǐinside一yíone片piàndisk萧条xiāo tiáobleak，落叶luò yèdead leaves满mǎnManchu ethnic group地dì(adverb marker)。