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晓 xiǎo dawn

dawn; known

How to remember 晓: 日 sun + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage = dawn. The paper sun rises slowly in the school play, and the boy playing a legendary ancient emperor-sage steps forward and cries "Behold the dawn!"

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 日

Component breakdown

晓 = 日 sun + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage

  • 日 sun
  • 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
The Gushi story

The paper sun rises slowly in the school play, and the boy playing a legendary ancient emperor-sage steps forward and cries "Behold the dawn!"

How it is used

  • Dawn - 拂晓 (fúxiǎo) daybreak; and 'to know/make known' - 知晓 (zhīxiǎo) to be aware, 揭晓 (jiēxiǎo) to announce (results).
  • 家喻户晓 (jiāyù-hùxiǎo), known to every household, means a household name. Literary in the 'know' sense; plain speech uses 知道.

Words with 晓

Example sentences

  • 天刚破晓，景色很美。 Tiān gāng pòxiǎo, jǐngsè hěn měi.The scenery at dawn is very beautiful.