xiāo

ramble

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

is a component form of .

肖 sound component

  Sound component

xiàoxiāo

  

look like

Evolution

逍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
逍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xiāo

ramble, stroll, jaunt, loiter; leisurely; easy-going

Most common words with 逍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

逍遥法外

still at large

逍遥

free and unfettered

leisurely

逍遥自在

at large

逍遥自得

doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free