xiāo

literary
archaic

Meaning of

枵 means empty; hollow; (of the stomach) famished. Pronounced xiāo.

  • empty; hollow; (of the stomach) famished

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhěng
wèi
shí
 
xiāo
cháng
 

He had not eaten all day, and his empty stomach was rumbling.

Jiù
shí
de
qīng
guān
cháng
cháng
xiāo
cóng
gōng
 

In the old days, honest officials often attended to public duties on empty stomachs.

Cháng
shè
zhī
hòu
 
xíng
rén
xiāo
nán
rěn
 

After the long trek, the entire group found it hard to endure their empty stomachs.