萧

蕭
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

萧 has 艹, plants or vegetation, as its meaning part and 肃 sù as its sound part; the sound link is unclear in Mandarin. It first meant a fragrant herb. That grew to Chinese mugwort; the sense desolate was borrowed for sound, then grew to miserable.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

萧xiāo
(old) Chinese mugwort

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