潇 (xiāo) · natural and unrestrained, (of water) deep and clear

Meanings

1 natural and unrestrained
2 (of water) deep and clear

Characters

潇

xiāo

natural and unrestrained

Examples

HSK 7-9

他举止潇洒。

Tā jǔzhǐ xiāosǎ.

He carries himself in a free and easy manner.

HSK 7-9

潇水和湘江在湖南汇合。

Xiāoshuǐ hé Xiāngjiāng zài Húnán huìhé.

The Xiao and Xiang rivers meet in Hunan.

Tips

usage

Most familiar in 潇洒 (free, elegant, unrestrained) and 潇湘, the poetic name for the Xiang River region in Hunan. Its root sense is water that is deep and clear.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

Left 氵 is the water radical 水 in left-side form. The original sense is deep, clear water; it also names the Xiao River.

phonetic

萧 xiāo

desolate; phonetic

Right 萧 supplies the sound exactly (xiāo = xiāo). The same phonetic anchors 箫 (vertical flute) and 啸 (to whistle, howl).

Stroke Order

潇 xiāo

Related Words

潇洒 xiāosǎ HSK 7-9 #12,197

confident and at ease / free and easy / dashing / suave

潇湘书院 Xiāoxiāng Shūyuàn

Xiaoxiang Academy (xxsy.net), early female-oriented Chinese web-novel platform

潇湘 Xiāoxiāng

Xiaoxiang, the Xiao and Xiang rivers of Hunan, and in poetry Hunan itself

潇水 Xiāoshuǐ

Xiao River, in southern Hunan, which joins the Xiang at Yongzhou

潇湘妃子 Xiāoxiāng Fēizǐ

Consort of Xiaoxiang, Lin Daiyu's name in the poetry club of Dream of the Red Chamber, also used for Lin Daiyu herself

朗 lǎng #4,037

clear / bright / loud and clear

明确 míngquè HSK 5 #3,762

clear; definite; explicit / to make clear; to clarify

冲 chōng HSK 5 #809

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water; to infuse / to rinse; to flush / to develop (film) / to rise (in the air) / to clash; to collide

澄清 chéngqīng HSK 7-9 #6,909

to clarify / to clear up (misunderstanding) / clear (of liquid)

凉水 liángshuǐ #30,123

cold water; cool water / unboiled water