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萧
xiāo
Description
"萧"这个字最常用在人的姓里，比如姓萧的人很多。
The character "萧" is most commonly used in people's surnames, for example, many people have the surname 萧.
它也可以用来形容很安静、很冷清的样子，像"萧条"。
It can also describe a very quiet and desolate state, like in "萧条".
Meanings
萧xiāo
a common Chinese surname
他姓萧，叫萧明。
His surname is Xiao, and his name is Xiao Ming.
萧xiāo
desolate; bleak; quiet and lonely
冬天的公园很萧条。
The park is bleak in winter.
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Notes
- Nuance
as an adjective 萧 rarely stands alone; it mostly appears in words like 萧条, 萧瑟.
- Etymology
originally a plant name (a type of mugwort/artemisia), later a surname.
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