消 xiāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肖 to resemble, to look like
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
消化
xiāohuà
to digest
Characters in this word
化 huà
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 匕 — spoon, ladle
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 匕 spoon, ladle
Example phrases
- 饭后容易消化。 Fàn hòu róngyì xiāohuà. It digests easily after a meal.
- 这药帮消化。 Zhè yào bāng xiāohuà. This medicine helps digestion.
- 水果好消化。 Shuǐguǒ hǎo xiāohuà. Fruit is easy to digest.
Related words
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 消除 xiāochú to remove; to get rid of
- 消毒 xiāodú to disinfect
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 消极 xiāojí negative; passive
- 变化 biànhuà change
- 化 huà to change into
- 文化 wénhuà culture