逍

xiāo
#3,549 most
frequent character
used in 逍遙|逍遥[xiao1yao2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

逍 has 辶, a foot walking, as the meaning part, and 肖 xiào as the sound part. Its first sense was carefree and unrestrained. That grew to mean leisurely or easy-going.

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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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