Character

宵

xiāo HSK 6

宵 xiāo HSK 6

1. night
2. a surname
3. (lit.) small

Words using 宵 as xiāo (3)

1 元宵 yuán xiāo — Lantern Festival; sweet rice dumplings HSK 6
- 元 first, primary (referring to the first lunar month)
- 宵 night, evening (the night of the festival)
Example

每年正月十五，我们一家人都会一起吃元宵。

měi nián zhēng yuè shí wǔ wǒ men yì jiā rén dōu huì yì qǐ chī yuán xiāo

Every year on the 15th of the first lunar month, our whole family eats yuanxiao together.
2 夜宵 yè xiāo — late-night snack HSK 7
- 夜 night (indicates the time when this meal is eaten)
- 宵 night/evening (reinforces the nighttime aspect)
Example

我们去吃夜宵吧，我知道一家很好的面馆。

wǒ men qù chī yè xiāo ba wǒ zhī dao yì jiā hěn hǎo de miàn guǎn

Let's go get a late-night snack, I know a great noodle restaurant.
3 通宵 tōng xiāo — all night HSK 7
- 通 through, throughout
- 宵 night
Example

我们昨晚通宵聊天。

wǒ men zuó wǎn tōng xiāo liáo tiān

We chatted all night last night.

Structure & writing

宵 xiāo — night

宵 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter

宀 is a component in 48 characters

HSK 1

字 zì written character; word 它 tā third-person pronoun for non-human things; it 宜 yí suitable, appropriate 客 kè guest; visitor (opposite of 主) 家 jiā family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship

HSK 2

完 wán complete; whole; intact 室 shì room; chamber

HSK 3

安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 定 dìng calm; stable 实 shí solid, filled completely with no gaps (opposite of "虚") 害 hài harm; disadvantage (opposite of 利、益) 容 róng to contain; to hold; to have capacity for

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宾 bīn guest (opposite of "主" host) 演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually

HSK 4

寄 jì to entrust; to place one's trust in 富 fù wealthy; rich in resources (opposite of "贫" and "穷") 察 chá to observe closely; to investigate; to examine

HSK 5

守 shǒu to defend, guard (opposite of 攻) 宝 bǎo treasure; precious thing 宠 chǒng to dote on; to indulge with excessive affection (often from a superior to an inferior) 宣 xuān to announce publicly; to spread, disseminate 宽 kuān wide; broad (opposite of narrow)

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宿 sù to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight 寓 yù to reside temporarily; to lodge

HSK 6

宅 zhái residence; dwelling 宏 hóng grand; vast 官 guān government or military official of a certain rank 审 shěn detailed; thorough 宫 gōng palace (residence of emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.)

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宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 宵 xiāo night 寂 jì quiet, silent 寞 mò quiet and desolate; lonely 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals

HSK 7

奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 宁 níng peaceful; tranquil 宇 yǔ eaves; by extension, a house or building 宗 zōng ancestor 宙 zhòu all time; eternity (past and present)

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宪 xiàn (lit.) laws and decrees 宰 zǎi to oversee; to preside over 寐 mèi (lit.) to fall asleep; to sleep 寝 qǐn to sleep 寡 guǎ widowed (of a woman) 寥 liáo sparse; few 穴 xué cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure 贮 zhù to store; to stockpile

2 肖 xiào — to resemble, to look like

肖 is a component in 12 characters

HSK 4

消 xiāo to gradually diminish until gone; to vanish 稍 shāo slightly; a little

HSK 5

悄 qiāo quiet, silent; (of actions) done without others knowing 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid

HSK 6

宵 xiāo night

HSK 7

俏 qiào handsome; good-looking; nimble and graceful 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms 哨 shào to patrol, to scout 屑 xiè fragments; crumbs; scraps 峭 qiào steep and tall (of a mountain)

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捎 shāo to bring or pass along something incidentally 梢 shāo the thinner end of a strip-like object

Stroke order