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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hsiao

/ʃˈaʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
hsiao
IPA
/ʃˈaʊ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 蕭／萧 (Xiāo), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsiao¹.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hsiaos (plural) Xiao (alternative, Hanyu Pinyin)

Homonyms

shao schow shough

Rhymes With

how now allow wow bow thou cow dow mao vow brow howe

Questions

How do you pronounce hsiao?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈaʊ/.
What does hsiao mean?
A surname.
Where does hsiao come from?
From the Wade-Giles romanization of the Mandarin for 蕭／萧 (Xiāo), Wade-Giles romanization: Hsiao¹.

How to pronounce hsiao

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