焇 (xiāo) - To melt & to dissolve

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xiāo ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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焇 · xiāo

To melt;

to dissolve;

to consume;

to spend wastefully;

to vanish.

To meltto dissolveto consume

Usage highlights

melt awaywasteful spendingvanish quicklydissolve completelyconsume resourcesmelt ice

Synonyms

  • 熔— to melt, to fuse
  • 化— to melt, to dissolve
  • 消— to disappear, to vanish

Antonyms

  • 凝— to coagulate, to congeal
  • 固— to solidify

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ice melted away (冰焇了).
  • He spent money extravagantly (他焇费钱财).
  • Time vanished quickly (时间焇逝).

Collocations

  • melt away(焇化)
  • wasteful spending(焇费)
  • vanish quickly(焇逝)
  • dissolve completely(焇解)
  • consume resources(焇耗资源)
  • melt ice(焇冰)

Cultural background

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  • This character is relatively rare in modern usage.
  • It appears in some classical texts with meanings related to melting or dissolution.
  • The fire radical (火) suggests connection to heat and transformation processes.

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