肖 (xiāo) — (bound form) used as a surname; also a component in compounds meaning 'to resemble' (pronounced xiào)
Definition
At HSK 7 this row covers the bound-form surname 肖 (Xiāo) and the literary verb meaning 'to resemble' (xiào) used in compounds like 肖像. It is not used as a standalone common noun.
bound form
used as a surnamealso a component in compounds meaning 'to resemble' (pronounced xiào)
Easily confused
- 捎shāolook-aliketo bring something to someone; to deliver
- 消xiāosound-aliketo eliminate, to dispel, to subside
- 削xiāosound-aliketo pare, to peel (fruit), to sharpen (a pencil)
- 箫xiāosound-alikea vertical bamboo flute (Chinese traditional instrument)
- 宵xiāosound-alikenight (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
- 萧xiāosound-alikedesolate; bleak (bound form)
Examples
- 肖。xiāo Xiān sheng shì wǒ de lǎo shī.Mr. Xiao is my teacher.
- 肖。Wǒ xǐ huan tīng xiāo bāng de yīn yuè.I like listening to Chopin's music.
- 肖，。Tā xìng xiāo, jiào xiǎo míng.His surname is Xiao, and his given name is Xiaoming.
Origin
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