Hanja Analyzer
霄

霄 — so

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
하늘 소
Romanization
so
English
sky; clouds, mist; night
Mandarin
xiāo
Japanese on'yomi
ショウ
Japanese kun'yomi
そら
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
15
Radical
雨 (173, 7 residual)
Phonetic component
肖
Unicode
U+9704

Parts that make up 霄

  • 雨 비 우 구름에서 떨어지는 빗방울비와 날씨
  • 肖 닮을/같을 초, 쇠약할 소sound 작게 저민 고기로 보나 설이 갈린다‘초·소’ 계열의 소리

How 霄 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 霄 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 雨, 肖.

Japanese words with 霄

  • 霄壌しょうじょう heaven and earth
  • 凌霄りょうしょう Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)
  • 霄漢しょうかん sky; heavens; firmament
  • 凌霄花のうぜんかずら Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)
  • 凌霄葉蓮のうぜんはれん nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

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 雨

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