箫 Stroke Order — How to Write 箫
箫 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, 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.
箫 Radical and Character Components
箫 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, while 肃 indicates the sound.
Radical: ⺮ + 8 more strokes
箫 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- xiāo
Meanings of 箫 in Chinese
xiāo箫
Words with 箫
- dòng洞xiāo箫dongxiao, vertical bamboo flute
- xiāo箫lài籁Bamboo flute sounds, Xiao sounds
- pǐn品xiāo箫play the xiao, appreciate xiao music
- zhú竹xiāo箫shēng声bamboo xiao sound, sound of bamboo flute
Idioms with 箫
- chuī吹xiāo箫qǐ乞shí食begging for food by playing a musical instrument
- cūn村xiāo箫shè社gǔ鼓village folk wind and drum music
- fèng凤guǎn管luán鸾xiāo箫beautiful and melodious wind instrument music
- fèng凤xiāo箫lóng龙guǎn管melodious sounds of wind instruments
- fèng凤xiāo箫luán鸾guǎn管elegant wind instruments
- jiàn剑qì气xiāo箫xīn心brave and artistic
- lóu楼chuán船xiāo箫gǔ鼓A scene of grand festivity and pomp
- pǐn品xiāo箫nòng弄dí笛play xiao and dizi
- wú吴shì市zhī之xiāo箫begging on the streets by playing music
- yù玉xiāo箫jīn金guǎn管beautiful wind instruments
- xiāo箫sháo韶jiǔ九chéng成perfect harmony and completeness in art
- jiàn剑tài态xiāo箫xīn心courageous and refined
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Open the tool →Questions about 箫
What does 箫 mean in Chinese?
箫 (xiāo) means “A type of vertical bamboo flute” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 箫?
箫 is pronounced xiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 箫 have?
箫 has 14 strokes.
How do you write 箫?
箫 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 箫?
The radical of 箫 is ⺮, and 箫 is a phono-semantic compound.