Chinese name syllable
Syllable Xiao
- 晓dawn; to know
- 小small
- 筱dwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- X
- Romanization
- Mandarin (pinyin)
- Character options
- 4
- Category
- Chinese syllable
- Chinese characters晓小筱潇
Xiao is a syllable of Chinese girls' names in Hanyu Pinyin spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 晓, 小 or 筱.
Possible characters for Xiao
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 晓
dawn; to know
Mandarin xiǎo
- 小
small
Mandarin xiǎo
- 筱
dwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
Mandarin xiǎo
- 潇
(of water) deep and clear
Mandarin xiāo
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Xiao
Xiao is a syllable in Hanyu Pinyin (Mandarin) spelling, and this spelling is used in Malaysia. Xiao often stands for 晓 (dawn), 小 (small), 筱 (thin bamboo) or 潇 (deep, clear water), and is paired with another syllable as in Xiao Xuan or Xiao Han. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
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Character pages
Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.
Chinese names with the syllable Xiao
Sources
- MDBG: 晓 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 小 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 筱 · mdbg.net · meaning
- MDBG: 潇 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Malaysia at the 2023 SEA Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage
- Malaysia at the 2025 SEA Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage
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