消 xiāo vanish
vanish; to consume
How to remember 消: 氵 water + 肖 resemble = vanish. The girl watches the water wash over her sandcastle, built to resemble her own school, and slowly make it vanish.
Component breakdown
消 = 氵 water + 肖 resemble
- 氵 water
- 肖 resemble
The girl watches the water wash over her sandcastle, built to resemble her own school, and slowly make it vanish.
How it is used
- To vanish / dissolve / dispel - 消失 (xiāoshī) disappear, 取消 (qǔxiāo) cancel, 消化 (xiāohuà) digest.
- Also 'consume/expend': 消费 (xiāofèi) to spend/consume, 消耗 use up.
- 消息 (xiāoxi) is the very common word for 'news / a piece of information.'
Words with 消
- 消息xiāoxinewsHSK 4
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancelHSK 4
- 消化xiāohuàto digest (food)HSK 5
- 消失xiāoshīto disappearHSK 5
- 消极xiāojínegativeHSK 5
- 消费xiāofèito consumeHSK 5
- 消费者xiāofèizhěconsumerHSK 5
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfectHSK 6
- 消灭xiāomièto put an end toHSK 6
- 消耗xiāohàoto consumeHSK 6
- 消防xiāofángfirefightingHSK 6
- 消除xiāochúto eliminateHSK 6
- 打消dǎxiāoto dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)HSK 7
- 抵消dǐxiāoto counteractHSK 8
- 消沉xiāochénto sink into despondencyHSK 9
- 消磨xiāomóto wear downHSK 9
- 消遣xiāoqiǎnto while the time awayHSK 9
Example sentences
- 太阳消失在云层后面。 Tàiyáng xiāoshī zài yúncéng hòumian.The sun is disappearing behind the clouds.
- 他在看报纸的最新消息。 Tā zài kàn bàozhǐ de zuìxīn xiāoxi.He's reading the latest news in the paper.
- 由于下雨，比赛取消了。 Yóuyú xiàyǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.Due to the rain, the game has been canceled.
- 这个消息令人吃惊。 Zhège xiāoxi lìngrén chījīng.The news is surprising.