逍 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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xiāo

ramble

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

肖 Sound component

xiào, xiāo

look like

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiāo

ramble, stroll, jaunt, loiter; leisurely; easy-going

Most common words with 逍

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	逍遥法外	still at large
	逍遥	free and unfettered
	逍	leisurely
	逍遥自在	at large
	逍遥自得	doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[s]ew	sjew	xiāo	be at ease

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 5.3340% of movies

2484th most common character in movies

3556th most common character in books

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