The Chinese Radical: 肖


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Meaning
alike, resemble    肖

Explanation The small bodies are alike.

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 4
somewhat, a little, a bit
shāo
Left: rice plant , right: alike, resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
All rice plants are alike, at least somewhat a little bit.
JLPT HSK 4
to disappear, to vanish, to eliminate
xiāo
Left: water , right: alike/resemble sb. (Small bodies are alike.)
(It evaporates!) Water or alikes can disappear.
JLPT HSK 5
to melt (metal), to cancel, to sell, to spent, bolt
xiāo
Left: metal 钅(= covered in the ground are 2 gold nuggets ), right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
Metal and alikes can be melted, sold or used as a bolt.
JLPT HSK 5
quiet, sad
qiǎo
Left: feelings , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
Feelings, that are alike are quietness and sadness.
JLPT HSK 6
to peel, scrape, reduce, shave, to cut (down)
xiāo, xuē
Left: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.), right: knife
Small bodies are cut with a knife, when scraping, whittling or peeling.
JLPT HSK 6
similar, to resemble, to be like
xiào
Top: var. of small , below: body /
Small bodies are alike.
JLPT HSK 6
sentry, lookout post, a whistle
shào
Left: mouth , right: alike, resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
(You do not need a strong body to sound the alarm:) He has a mouth, but a small body: The sentry.
JLPT HSK 6
bits, trivial, fragments, crumbs, filings, trifling
xiè
Left: buttocks , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
Like from the buttocks, the small bodies are trivial bits.
JLPT HSK 6
tip of branch
shāo
Left: tree , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies / are alike.)
The trees are alike at the tips of the branches. Or: The three has small bodies at the tip of the branches.
JLPT HSK 6
high and steep, precipitous, severe or stern
qiào
Left: mountain , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
Mountains are alike if they are high and steep.
JLPT HSK 6
night
xiāo
Top: house , bottom: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
The houses look alike in the night.
JLPT HSK 6
to deliver, to bring sth to sb
shāo
Left: hand , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
In his hand is a small body/object to: deliver.
JLPT no HSK
smart, good-looking
qiào
Left: person , right: alike, resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
(IQ-test or memory-game:) Persons, who detect the alikes are smart.
JLPT no HSK
scabbard, sheath
qiào
Left: leather (Horned 廿 animals have a skin of leather.), right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
Made of leather and similar (to the sword:) The sword's scabbard.
JLPT no HSK
saltpeter, to tan (leather)
xiāo
Left: stone , right: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
To a stone this looks 'alike', but it is: nitrate/saltpeter.
JLPT no HSK
firmament, heaven
xiāo
Top: rain (= window with cloud and drops ), below: alike/resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
The rain is alike (everywhere) in the firmament.
JLPT no HSK
easy-going, to loiter, leisurely, to stroll, ramble
xiāo
Left: movement , right: alike, resemble (Small bodies are alike.)
If the movement is like 'small bodies', you are loitering easy-going.

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