宵

xiāo
#3,125 most
frequent character
night

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

宵 combines 宀, a house, as a picture part with 肖 xiào, which means 'night.' 肖 also supplies the sound. The first meaning is simply 'night.'

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Homophones

削xiāo
to peel with a knife, to pare
萧xiāo
(old) Chinese mugwort
消xiāo
to diminish, to subside, to consume
销xiāo
to melt (metal), to cancel, to annul

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