悄
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quiet; sad
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How 悄 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 肖 (phonetic, xiào)
How to remember it
noiseless · Heisig RSH #1807
state of mind + candle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 肖
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 肖 (xiào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肖 sound component | xiào | to resemble, to look like; to be like |
| 消 | xiāo | news, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish |
| 销 | xiāo | to fuse, to melt; to market, to sell |
| 哨 | shào | to whistle; to chirp |
| 削 | xiāo | to pare, to scrape, to trim |
| 硝 | xiāo | saltpeter; to tan leather |
| 屑 | xiè | bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile |
| 宵 | xiāo | night, evening, darkness |
| 鞘 | qiào | scabbard, sheath |
| 梢 | shāo | the tip of a branch; rudder |
| 筲 | shāo | basket, bucket |
| 蛸 | shāo | octopus; long-legged spider; mantis nest |
| 峭 | qiào | steep, precipitous, rugged |
| 逍 | xiāo | to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter |
| 捎 | shāo | to carry, to take; to select |
| 艄 | shāo | the stern of a ship |
| 魈 | xiāo | mischievious mountain spirit |
| 诮 | qiào | to scold, to blame; to ridicule, to criticize |
| 绡 | xiāo | raw silk |
Words containing 悄
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悄然无声 | qiǎo rán wú shēng | absolutely quiet |
| 悄无声息 | qiǎo wú shēng xī | quietly; noiselessly |
| 悄然 | qiǎo rán | quietly; sorrowfully |
| 悄声 | qiǎo shēng | quietly; in a low voice |
| 悄悄话 | qiāo qiao huà | whisperings; private words; confidences; sweet nothings |
| 静悄悄 | jìng qiāo qiāo | extremely quiet |
| 蹑悄悄 | niè qiāo qiāo | softly; quietly |
| 悄悄 | qiāo qiāo | quiet; making little or no noise; surreptitious; stealthy; anxious; worried; Taiwan pr. [q… |
| 悄悄咪咪 | qiāo qiāo mī mī | (dialect) quietly; stealthily |
| 悄咪咪 | qiāo mī mī | see 悄悄咪咪[qiao1 qiao1 mi1 mi1] |