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xiāo xi

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xiāo xi · siu1 sik1 (Jyutping)

  1. (piece of) news; information
  2. message
  3. CL:條|条[tiao2]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

消

Meaning
vanish, die out; melt away
Radical
氵
Strokes
10
Components
⿰氵肖
Cangjie
EFB
Four-corner
3912.7

息

Meaning
rest, put stop to, end, cease
Radical
心
Strokes
10
Components
⿱自心
Cangjie
HUP
Four-corner
2633.0

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