消 xiāo vanish
vanish; to consume
怎么记住“消”: 氵 water + 肖 resemble = vanish. The girl watches the water wash over her sandcastle, built to resemble her own school, and slowly make it vanish.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
消 = 氵 water + 肖 resemble
- 氵 water meaning
- 肖 resemble sound
The girl watches the water wash over her sandcastle, built to resemble her own school, and slowly make it vanish.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the right part the sound; the word first meant to put out with water.
用法
- To vanish / dissolve / dispel: 消失 (xiāoshī) disappear, 取消 (qǔxiāo) cancel, 消化 (xiāohuà) digest.
- Also 'consume/expend': 消费 (xiāofèi) to spend/consume, 消耗 use up.
- 消息 (xiāoxi) is the very common word for 'news / a piece of information.'
含“消”的词语
- 消息xiāoxinewsHSK 4
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancelHSK 4
- 消化xiāohuàto digest (food)HSK 5
- 消失xiāoshīto disappearHSK 5
- 消极xiāojínegativeHSK 5
- 消费xiāofèito consumeHSK 5
- 消费者xiāofèizhěconsumerHSK 5
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfectHSK 6
- 消灭xiāomièto put an end toHSK 6
- 消耗xiāohàoto consumeHSK 6
- 消防xiāofángfirefightingHSK 6
- 消除xiāochúto eliminateHSK 6
- 打消dǎxiāoto dispel (doubts, misgivings etc)HSK 7
- 抵消dǐxiāoto counteractHSK 8
- 消沉xiāochénto sink into despondencyHSK 9
- 消磨xiāomóto wear downHSK 9
- 消遣xiāoqiǎnto while the time awayHSK 9
例句
- 太阳消失在云层后面。 Tàiyáng xiāoshī zài yúncéng hòumian.The sun is disappearing behind the clouds.
- 他在看报纸的最新消息。 Tā zài kàn bàozhǐ de zuìxīn xiāoxi.He's reading the latest news in the paper.
- 由于下雨，比赛取消了。 Yóuyú xiàyǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.Due to the rain, the game has been canceled.
- 这个消息令人吃惊。 Zhège xiāoxi lìngrén chījīng.The news is surprising.