Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
10 strokes
Character #616 · The First 1000

xiāo

extinguish

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time)

Strokes
10
Both scripts
消
Poster cell
AB22

简 = 繁消 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xiāoxi news
  • xiāofèi to consume
  • xiāoshī to disappear
  • qǔxiāo to cancel
  • xiāohuà to digest (food)
  • xiāochú to eliminate
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 消

Write 消 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, xiāo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell AB22 · 28 × 36 grid

消 is #616 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 消 mean in English?
消 (xiāo) means "extinguish": to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time).
How do you pronounce 消?
消 is pronounced xiāo in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄒㄧㄠ.
How many strokes does 消 have?
消 has 10 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 消 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 消 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 消?
Common words that use 消 include 消息 (xiāoxi, news), 消费 (xiāofèi, to consume), 消失 (xiāoshī, to disappear), 取消 (qǔxiāo, to cancel).
How common is 消?
消 is number 616 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell AB22 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.