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霄 Stroke Order — How to Write 霄

Stroke Order

霄 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 雨, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

霄 Radical and Character Components

Components:雨肖

霄 is an ideographic compound. To look like 肖 rain 雨; 肖 also provides the pronunciation.

Radical: 雨 + 7 more strokes

霄 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • xiāo

Meanings of 霄 in Chinese

1

xiāo霄

sky; heavens; clouds; firmament
飞机在蔚蓝的云霄中翱翔。
The airplane soars in the azure sky.
Sky; firmament; the highest heavens. It often appears in phrases like 'jiǔ xiāo' (the highest heavens) to describe great heights or a celestial expanse.
雄鹰展翅,搏击九霄
The mighty eagle spreads its wings, soaring through the highest heavens.

Common Words and Phrases with 霄

1
xiāo霄hàn汉
the sky; heaven
雄鹰展翅高飞,直入霄汉,在蓝天白云间自由翱翔
The eagle spreads its wings and soars straight into the heavens, flying freely between the blue sky and white clouds.

More words with 霄

  • líng凌xiāo霄Soaring to the heavens, Chinese trumpet creeper
  • líng凌xiāo霄huā花Chinese trumpet creeper
  • bì碧xiāo霄the blue sky
  • yún云xiāo霄the sky, the heavens
  • jiǔ九xiāo霄the highest heaven, the ninth heaven
  • yè夜xiāo霄night sky, night heavens
  • zhí直chā插yún云xiāo霄Soaring into the sky, Skyscraping

Idioms with 霄

  • xiāo霄rǎng壤zhī之bié别worlds apart
  • jiǔ九xiāo霄yún云wài外beyond the highest heavens
  • sǒng耸rù入yún云xiāo霄towering into the clouds
  • xiǎng响chè彻yún云xiāo霄resound through the skies
  • zhí直rù入yún云xiāo霄soaring high into the sky
  • xiāo霄yú鱼chuí垂huà化Praise benevolent governance and profound influence
  • gān干xiāo霄líng凌yún云soar to the sky, achieve rapid success
  • líng凌xiāo霄zhī之zhì志lofty aspirations
  • nù怒qì气chōng冲xiāo霄furious beyond measure
  • qīng青xiāo霄bái白rì日a clear conscience
  • shén神xiāo霄jiàng绛què阙celestial realm or magnificent imperial palace
  • xiāo霄rǎng壤zhī之shū殊as different as heaven and earth

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Questions about 霄

What does 霄 mean in Chinese?

霄 (xiāo) means “sky” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 霄?

霄 is pronounced xiāo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 霄 have?

霄 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 霄?

霄 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 雨. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 霄?

The radical of 霄 is 雨, and 霄 is an ideographic compound.

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