消
to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need; to require; to take
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Dict coverage rank #576 U+6D88
How 消 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 肖 (phonetic, xiào)
How to remember it
extinguish · Heisig RSH #152
水 water + sparks
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 |
| 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 |
| 宵 | xiāo | night, evening, darkness |
| 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 消
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 消化道 | xiāo huà dào | digestive tract |
| 消化管 | xiāo huà guǎn | digestive tube; gut |
| 消基会 | Xiāo jī huì | Consumers' Foundation, Chinese Taipei (CFCT) (abbr. for 中華民國消費者文教基金會|中华民国消费者文教基金会) |
| 消音器 | xiāo yīn qì | silencer |
| 三公消费 | sān gōng xiāo fèi | see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4] |
| 消防通道 | xiāo fáng tōng dào | fire exit; (firefighting) fire lane |
| 消化酒 | xiāo huà jiǔ | digestif |
| 消食儿 | xiāo shí r | erhua variant of 消食[xiao1 shi2] |
| 不消 | bù xiāo | to not need; needless (to say) |
| 中国消费者协会 | Zhōng guó Xiāo fèi zhě Xié huì | China Consumers' Association (CCA) |
| 消声器 | xiāo shēng qì | noise reduction equipment |
| 吃不消 | chī bu xiāo | to be unable to tolerate or endure; to find sth difficult to manage |
| 消化 | xiāo huà | to digest (food); (fig.) to absorb (information etc); to assimilate; to process |
| 消金 | xiāo jīn | consumer finance (abbr. for 消費金融|消费金融[xiao1 fei4 jin1 rong2]) |
| 消气 | xiāo qì | to cool one's temper |
| 消长 | xiāo zhǎng | to ebb and rise; to decrease and then grow |
| 消化不良 | xiāo huà bù liáng | indigestion |
| 小道消息 | xiǎo dào xiāo xi | hearsay; gossip |
| 开消 | kāi xiāo | variant of 開銷|开销[kai1 xiao1] |
| 消费价格指数 | xiāo fèi jià gé zhǐ shù | consumer price index CPI |