xiāo消
消
HSK 7-9
common
Meaning of 消
消 means to disappear; to vanish; to fade away; to eliminate; to remove; to cancel. Pronounced xiāo. HSK 7-9.
- to disappear; to vanish; to fade away
- to eliminate; to remove; to cancel
- to pass (time); to while away; to kill time
Character Info
Radical氵
Strokes10
Components
氵
肖
Stroke Order
消
Definitions & Examples
Tài太
yáng阳
xià下
shān山
le了
，
wù雾
qì气
zhú逐
jiàn渐
xiāo消
sàn散
。
The sun went down, and the fog gradually dispersed.
Tā他
de的
xiào笑
róng容
tū突
rán然
cóng从
liǎn脸
shàng上
xiāo消
shī失
le了
。
His smile suddenly disappeared from his face.
Suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
wù误
huì会
zuì最
zhōng终
dōu都
yān烟
xiāo消
yún云
sàn散
le了
。
All misunderstandings eventually vanished into thin air.
Jīng经
guò过
zhì治
liáo疗
，
jiǎo脚
shàng上
de的
hóng红
zhǒng肿
yǐ已
jīng经
tuì消
xiāo退
。
After treatment, the redness and swelling on the foot have subsided.
Dí敌
jūn军
bīng冰
xiāo消
wǎ瓦
jiě解
，
xùn迅
sù速
kuì溃
bài败
。
The enemy troops melted away and were rapidly defeated.
Relations
Common Words
消息xiāoxi
news; information; message
消失xiāoshī
to disappear; to vanish
消费 / 消費xiāofèi
to consume; to spend money
取消qǔxiāo
cancel; revoke; abolish
消化xiāohuà
digest; assimilate
消除xiāochú
eliminate; remove; clear away
感冒gǎnmào
common cold; to catch a cold; to be interested in
撤销 / 撤銷chèxiāo
cancel; revoke; annul
报销 / 報銷bàoxiāo
reimburse expenses; get rid of