宵
HSK 7–9

宵 (xiāo): night, evening, dark

xiāo

night, evening, dark

Can't type a character? Find it by drawing it, in any stroke order.

Pinyin

xiāo

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

night, evening, dark

How to Write 宵 (xiāo)

宵 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Watch it written

Practice stroke order yourself in Hanzi Express with full touch support

Origin of 宵

A phono-semantic compound: 宀 (roof) carries the meaning, and 肖 hints at the pronunciation.

What 宵 is Made Of

宵 is built from 2 components:

宀roof
肖to resemble, to look like

Learn 宵 with Hanzi Express

  • ✓ Spaced repetition, remember it for life
  • ✓ AI-powered meaning checking
  • ✓ 13,000+ characters across 100 levels

Words Using 宵

Common Chinese words that contain 宵:

元宵节

yuánxiāojié

Characters Related to 宵

These characters share a building block with 宵:

Browse all HSK 7–9 characters →

Master 宵 and 13,000+ more characters

Hanzi Express uses proven spaced repetition and AI-powered answer checking. Start with HSK 1. The first 3 levels are free.