懂中文 Dong Chinese

潇

xiāo

sound of beating wind and rain

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 萧 represents the sound. Simplified form of 瀟.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

萧 sound component

萧  Sound component

xiāo

  

common artemisia

Evolution

潇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
潇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
潇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

潇 (瀟) 

xiāo

sound of beating wind and rain; light, ethereal; (of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering

Most common words with 潇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

潇洒

free and easy

潇湘

other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiāng​jiāng] in Hunan province

潇

(of water) deep and clear