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
消毒
xiāodú
to disinfect
Characters in this word
毒 dú
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 母 — mother
- Made of
- 龶 growing plant 母 mother
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 医生在消毒。 Yīshēng zài xiāodú. The doctor is disinfecting.
- 给手消毒。 Gěi shǒu xiāodú. Disinfect your hands.
- 杯子要消毒。 Bēizi yào xiāodú. The cup needs disinfecting.
Related words
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 消费 xiāofèi to spend; consumption
- 消失 xiāoshī to disappear
- 消息 xiāoxi news; message
- 消化 xiāohuà to digest
- 消除 xiāochú to remove; to get rid of
- 消防 xiāofáng fire safety; firefighting
- 消费者 xiāofèizhě consumer
- 消极 xiāojí negative; passive
- 病毒 bìngdú virus
- 毒 dú poison; poisonous
- 杀毒 shādú to remove viruses