潇

瀟
xiāo
#3,210 most
frequent character
(of water) deep and clear

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

潇 has 氵 water as its meaning part and 萧 xiāo as its sound part. It first meant a large rainstorm, then grew to mean deep, clear water.

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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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