消 — so

Parts that make up 消

How 消 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 消 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 水, 肖.

Korean example words with 消

• 소화消火 Korean gloss: 불을 끔
• 소멸消滅 Korean gloss: 사라져 없어짐
• 소산消散 Korean gloss: 흩어져 사라짐
• 소방消防 Korean gloss: 화재를 진압하거나 예방함
• 소일消日 Korean gloss: 하는 일 없이 세월을 보냄
• 일소一消 Korean gloss: 모조리 지워짐. 또는 모조리 지움
• 소실消失 Korean gloss: 사라져 없어짐. 또는 그렇게 잃어버림
• 소식消息 Korean gloss: 멀리 떨어져 있는 사람의 사정을 알리는 말이나 글
• 소독消毒 Korean gloss: 병의 감염이나 전염을 예방하기 위하여 병원균을 죽이는 일. 약품, 햇빛, 열탕, 증기 따위를 이용한다
• 소모되다消耗 Korean gloss: 쓰여 없어지다
• 소마되다消磨 Korean gloss: 닳아서 없어지다
• 해소되다解消 Korean gloss: 어떤 관계가 풀려서 없어지다

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 消

• 消費しょうひ consumption; expenditure; spending
• 消費者しょうひしゃ consumer (of a product, service, etc.); customer; (end) user
• 消費税しょうひぜい consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
• 解消かいしょう cancellation; liquidation; resolution
• 消極的しょうきょくてき negative; passive; half-hearted
• 消防しょうぼう fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
• 消印けしいん postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
• 取り消しとりけし cancellation; withdrawal; abolition
• 消滅しょうめつ extinction; extinguishment; disappearance
• 消息筋しょうそくすじ informed circles
• 消息しょうそく news (from someone); letter; contact
• 消化しょうか digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation

Characters sharing the phonetic 肖

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “소”

Other hanja with radical 水