xiāo
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 carefree; at ease (used in 逍遥)

Examples

Tuìxiū hòu tā guò zhe xiāoyáo zìzài de shēnghuó.
After retiring he lives a free and carefree life.
Zuìfàn búhuì xiāoyáofǎwài tài jiǔ.
The criminal cannot remain at large for long.

Tips

culture
Bound to 逍遥 (free, unfettered, carefree). The word is famous from Zhuangzi's chapter 逍遥游 (Free and Easy Wandering). Also in 逍遥法外 (to get away with a crime, be at large).

Components

radical
chuò
to walk; movement (radical)
Walk radical wraps around the bottom-left and is written last. It carries the idea of going, strolling, wandering — fitting the carefree roaming sense of 逍遥.
phonetic
xiào
to resemble
Inside the walk radical, supplies the sound (xiào shifting to xiāo). Same phonetic in and .

Stroke Order

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