xiāo

owl thus

A bird  roosting in a tree 

Components
鸟 meaning component

  Meaning component

niǎodiǎo

  

bird

木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

Evolution

枭 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
枭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
枭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
枭 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
枭 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

xiāo

an owl; thus, something evil; owl; valiant; trafficker

Most common words with 枭
Freq.
Word
Meaning

毒枭

drug pusher

owl

枭雄

formidable person

枭首

to behead

枭首示众

to behead sb and display the head in public