Pronunciation

Characters pronounced xiao.

19 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 19 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

哮 xiào cough; pant; roar 啸 xiào roar, howl, scream; whistle 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning 效 xiào result, effect; effectiveness 校 xiào natural · strong school; military field officer 笑 xiào smile, laugh, giggle; snicker 肖 xiào look like, resemble, be like 淆 xiáo confused, in disarray, mixed up 嚣 xiāo be noisy; treat with contempt 宵 xiāo night, evening, dark 消 xiāo vanish, die out; melt away 潇 xiāo natural · artistic sound of beating wind and rain 硝 xiāo saltpeter, niter; to tan 箫 xiāo bamboo flute 萧 xiāo artistic common artemisia; dejected 销 xiāo melt, fuse; market, sell 霄 xiāo natural sky; clouds, mist; night 小 xiǎo cute small, tiny, insignificant 晓 xiǎo bright dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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