Chinese

消息

xiāoxi
message; news; information (Classifier: 條／条; 個／个)
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 4

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  • characterChinese消 “to disappear; to vanish; to die down; to settle down”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • soundChinese肖 “to resemble”
      • soundChinese小 “small, tiny, little”
        • ideaChinese八 “eight”
        • ideaChinese丨 “To connect vertically; to pass through from top to bottom.”
      • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
      • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
  • characterChinese息 “to breathe; to pant”
    • ideaChinese自 “self, oneself; one's own”
    • ideaChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”

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