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萧萧

蕭蕭
xiāoxiāo
adjective #92,096

Meanings

  1. 1 (onomatopoeia) whistling of wind or rustling of leaves
  2. 2 neighing of horses
  3. 3 sparse (of white hair)

Examples

风萧萧兮易水寒。
Fēng xiāoxiāo xī Yìshuǐ hán.
The wind whistles, the Yi River is cold.
车辚辚，马萧萧。
Chē lín lín, mǎ xiāoxiāo.
Carts rumble, horses neigh.
他白发萧萧，已近古稀之年。
Tā báifà xiāoxiāo, yǐ jìn gǔxī zhī nián.
His white hair is sparse; he is nearly seventy.

Tips

history
From the Warring States era assassin's farewell in 《战国策》: 风萧萧兮易水寒，壮士一去兮不复还 — Jing Ke's vow as he set out to kill the King of Qin. One of the most quoted lines in classical Chinese.
register
Highly literary. In modern prose it evokes autumn, desolation, or aging. Rare in speech.

Stroke Order

萧 xiāo