潇 (xiāo): natural and unrestrained

Meanings

1 natural and unrestrained
2 (of water) deep and clear

Characters

潇

xiāo

natural and unrestrained

Examples

他举止潇洒。

Tā jǔzhǐ xiāosǎ.

He carries himself in a free and easy manner.

潇水和湘江在湖南汇合。

Xiāoshuǐ hé Xiāngjiāng zài Húnán huìhé.

The Xiao and Xiang rivers meet in Hunan.

Tips

usage

Most familiar in 潇洒 (free, elegant, unrestrained) and 潇湘, the poetic name for the Xiang River region in Hunan. Its root sense is water that is deep and clear.

Components

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

Left 氵 is the water radical 水 in left-side form. The original sense is deep, clear water; it also names the Xiao River.

phonetic

萧 xiāo

desolate; phonetic

Right 萧 supplies the sound exactly (xiāo = xiāo). The same phonetic anchors 箫 (vertical flute) and 啸 (to whistle, howl).

Stroke Order

潇 xiāo

Related Words

潇洒 xiāosǎ HSK 7-9 #12,197

confident and at ease / free and easy / dashing / suave

潇湘书院 Xiāoxiāng Shūyuàn

Xiaoxiang Academy (xxsy.net), early female-oriented Chinese web-novel platform

朗 lǎng #4,037

clear / bright / loud and clear

明确 míngquè HSK 3 #3,762

clear; definite; explicit / to make clear; to clarify

冲 chōng HSK 4 #809

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water; to infuse / to rinse; to flush / to develop (film) / to rise (in the air) / to clash; to collide

澄清 chéngqīng HSK 7-9 #6,909

to clarify / to clear up (misunderstanding) / clear (of liquid)

凉水 liángshuǐ HSK 3 #30,123

cold water; cool water / unboiled water

明了 míngliǎo #9,023

clear; obvious; plain / to understand; to be clear about

避开 bìkāi #4,764

to avoid / to steer clear of / to get out of the way

厚 hòu HSK 4 #4,609

thick (of flat objects) / deep; rich; generous / kind; sincere