蕭

Translingual

Han character

蕭 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 廿中難 (TLX), four-corner 4422₇, composition ⿱艹肅)

Derived characters

• 瀟 櫹 蠨

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1059, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32012
• Dae Jaweon: page 1522, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3308, character 12
• Unihan data for U+856D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Pronunciation

Definitions

蕭

1. (obsolete) Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi)

   • 彼采蕭兮，一日不見，如三秋兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     彼采萧兮，一日不见，如三秋兮。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Bǐ cǎi xiāo xī, yīrì bù jiàn, rú sān qiū xī.

     There he is gathering the oxtail-southern-wood!
     A day without seeing him,
     Is like three seasons!

2. desolate; bleak
3. (obsolete) Alternative form of 肅／肃 (“respectful”)
4. (～國) (historical) Xiao (an ancient state during the Spring and Autumn period, located in modern-day Xiao County, Anhui)

   • 冬，楚子伐蕭，宋華椒以蔡人救蕭。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     冬，楚子伐萧，宋华椒以蔡人救萧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Dōng, Chǔ zǐ fá Xiāo, Sòng Huà Jiāo yǐ Cài rén jiù Xiāo.

     In winter the viscount of Chu invaded Xiao, which Hua Jiao of Song, with a body of men from Cai, endeavoured to relieve.

5. (～縣) Xiao County (a county of Anhui, China)
6. a surname

   蕭颯／萧飒  ―  Xiāo Sà  ―  Hsiao Sa (Taiwanese author)

Usage notes

The character 肖 is more commonly used in the simplified script instead of 萧, when used as a surname or in transcriptions.

Descendants

• → English: Hsiao, Xiao, Siu

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 䔥)

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Readings

• Go-on: しょう (shō)^{←せう (seu, historical)}
• Kan-on: しょう (shō)^{←せう (seu, historical)}
• Kun: よもぎ (yomogi, 蕭)

Korean

Hanja

蕭 • (so) (hangeul 소, revised so, McCune–Reischauer so, Yale so)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蕭: Hán Nôm readings: tiêu

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