宵
night
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How 宵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 肖 (phonetic, xiào)
How to remember it
nighttime · Heisig RSH #196
house + candle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 肖
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 肖 (xiào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肖 sound component | xiào | to resemble, to look like; to be like |
| 消 | xiāo | news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish |
| 销 | xiāo | to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell |
| 哨 | shào | to whistle; to chirp |
| 削 | xiāo | to pare, to scrape, to trim |
| 硝 | xiāo | saltpeter; to tan leather |
| 屑 | xiè | bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile |
| 鞘 | qiào | scabbard, sheath |
| 梢 | shāo | the tip of a branch; rudder |
| 悄 | qiǎo | quiet, silent, still; anxious |
| 筲 | shāo | basket, bucket |
| 蛸 | shāo | octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest |
| 峭 | qiào | steep, precipitous, rugged |
| 逍 | xiāo | to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter |
| 捎 | shāo | to carry, to take; to select |
| 艄 | shāo | the stern of a ship |
| 魈 | xiāo | mischievious mountain spirit |
| 诮 | qiào | to scold, to blame; to ridicule, to criticize |
| 绡 | xiāo | raw silk |
Words containing 宵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打通宵 | dǎ tōng xiāo | to spend the whole night |
| 夜宵儿 | yè xiāo r | erhua variant of 夜宵[ye4 xiao1] |
| 良宵美景 | liáng xiāo měi jǐng | fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom) |
| 元宵节 | Yuán xiāo jié | Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of … |
| 通宵达旦 | tōng xiāo dá dàn | overnight until daybreak (idiom); all night long; day and night |
| 待宵草 | dài xiāo cǎo | evening primrose |
| 宵小 | xiāo xiǎo | thief; bandit; scoundrel; villain |
| 通宵 | tōng xiāo | all night; throughout the night |
| 连宵 | lián xiāo | the same night; that very night; successive nights |
| 元宵 | yuán xiāo | Lantern Festival; night of the 15th of the first lunar month; see also 元夜[yuan2 ye4]; stic… |
| 夜宵 | yè xiāo | midnight snack |
| 宵夜 | xiāo yè | midnight snack; late-night snack |
| 春宵 | chūn xiāo | (literary) spring night; (fig.) wedding night; (fig.) night of sexual bliss |
| 宵征 | xiāo zhēng | night journey; punitive expedition by night |
| 宵禁 | xiāo jìn | night curfew |
| 今宵 | jīn xiāo | (literary) tonight |
| 宵衣旰食 | xiāo yī gàn shí | to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official ma… |