逍 meaning and stroke order
To ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter
How to write 逍, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 逍
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 逍遙|逍遥[xiao1 yao2]
How 逍 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Walk.
辶 gives the meaning and 肖 hints at the sound.
Radical: 辶 (to walk), shared by 131 characters on this site.
How to remember 逍
逍 combines the walking radical 辶 (meaning walk) with 肖 (xiào), which gives the sound. Picture someone strolling along a road without a care, and the sound xiāo comes from 肖.
逍 almost never appears alone. It lives inside 逍遥 (xiāoyáo), meaning free and unfettered, and the idiom 逍遥法外 (xiāoyáofǎwài), meaning to get away with a crime. Example: 他退休以后过得很逍遥。(Tā tuìxiū yǐhòu guò de hěn xiāoyáo.) He has lived a carefree life since retiring.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 逍 with 消 (xiāo, to disappear), which has the same sound but uses the water radical 氵. Also note that 肖 alone is read xiào with a falling tone, but 逍 is first tone xiāo.
Common words with 逍
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
逍 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 逍
How many strokes are in 逍?
逍 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 逍 mean?
逍 (xiāo) means to ramble, to stroll; to jaunt, to loiter. A common word with it is 逍遥法外 (xiāoyáofǎwài), meaning "unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. cri".
How do you pronounce 逍?
逍 is pronounced xiāo, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 逍?
The radical of 逍 is 辶, which carries the idea of "to walk". Dictionaries list 逍 under this radical.
Is 逍遥 positive or negative?
On its own, 逍遥 is usually positive and describes a relaxed, carefree life. In 逍遥法外 it turns negative, because it describes a criminal who is still free and unpunished.
Where does the word 逍遥 come from?
It is famous from the Daoist classic Zhuangzi, whose first chapter is called 逍遥游 (Xiāoyáo Yóu), often translated as Free and Easy Wandering. Because of this, the word often carries a sense of spiritual freedom.