消
disappear, vanish
消 is composed of the radical 水 (water) and 肖 ( resemble). 水 is a pictograph of a river, with flowing water that does not return, implying dissipation or loss. 肖 conveys the idea of the moon’s light gradually diminishing, signifying removal or reduction. Thus, 消 means to dissipate or diminish.
Vocabulary of 消
- 消費 (consume)
- 消化 (digestion)
- 消毒 (sterilize)
Classification
Related Characters:
4水
water5汁juice5永
forever5河river5氾
flood6汐tide6汎
float6汗
sweat6汛
flood6污filth6汙filth6池
pond6汔dry7決decide7汪
expanse of water7沆
sail7沃fertile7沙sand7求
request7汽steam7泛
float8泌secrete8沽buy8泳
swim8泡bubble8沓many8踏tread8注
pour8油
oil8泄
leak8沿along8波wave8泯obliterate8泠limpid8泗nasal mucus8泊
docking8泥mud8治govern8沾
moisten8法law9派tributary of river9津ferry crossing9洽
contact9浡
gushing9洗wash9泉
fountain9活live9洼
sunken9洞cave9洛name of river9洌clear9洋ocean10涌rush10浪
wave10酒wine10浣
wash10浩grand10涉wade10涂road10浴bath10消disappear10海sea10涎
saliva10浦shore10流flow11淫soak11清clear11淆confused11涸dry11淺shallow11渉wade11淘wash11涼
cool11涯
shore11淥clear water11液liquid11深deep11渚islet12湧rush12湖lake12渾entire12湯hot or boiling water12游drifting in the water12渣dregs12渺tiny12滑slide12測measure12湍rush12溲urinate12減reduce12渙
dissipate12渲wash13源
source13溶dissolve13溢
overflow13滄vast13滅extinguish13漠desert14漂float14漾ripple14滴drip14漲rise14漁
fishing14漫unrestrained14演
evolve14漓seep through14滷brine14漢river14漬soak15漿broth15潑splash15澄clear15潘
surname15潮tide15滕
surname15澆
pour16澡bath16濁impure16澶still water16濃dense16澤pool17濫excessive17濕wet17濡moisten17濛drizzle18濺splash21灌
pour22灘beach24灝
vast25灣bay