xiǎo

common

Meaning of

晓 means dawn; daybreak; early morning; to know; to understand. Pronounced xiǎo.

  • dawn; daybreak; early morning
  • to know; to understand
  • to make known; to inform

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

xiǎo
shí
fēn
 
rén
le
jìn
gōng
 

At daybreak, the enemy launched an attack.

Shān
zhōng
de
xiǎo
hái
méi
yǒu
sàn
 

The morning mist in the mountains had not yet dissipated.

Tiān
zhōng
xiǎo
le
 

The sky finally brightened at dawn.

rén
cháng
míng
bào
xiǎo
lái
què
dìng
shí
jiān
 

Ancient people often determined time by the rooster crowing at dawn.

Fàn
mài
chá
de
rén
cháng
cháng
xiǎo
xíng
宿
 

Tea merchants often traveled by day and slept by night.