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蕭

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Mandarin · pinyin xiāo#

(old) Chinese mugwort
(bound form) desolate; dreary

Mandarin · pinyin Xiāo#

surname Xiao

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蕭: Look up this written character
萧: xiāo · common artemisia; dejected

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(obsolete) Chinese mugwort (Artemisia argyi)
stark; desolate; bleak
(obsolete) alternative form of 肅 /肃 (“respectful”)
(～國) (historical) Xiao (an ancient state during the Spring and Autumn period, located in modern-day Xiao County, Anhui)
(～縣) Xiao County (a county of Anhui, China)
a surname

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