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-<WL>宵 [xiāo] night; 通宵 tōngxiāo throughout the night; 元宵节 Lantern Festival@@  [xiào] 肖, (HDC:) 宵類
+<WL>宵 [xiāo] night; 通宵 all night; 元宵节 Lantern Festival@@; (HDZ:) 夜 (宵夜, 前半夜); 化; 小 (xiǎo); 肖 (xiào): 类似, 相象; 綃: 绮属; 嗾使  [xiào] 肖, (HDC:) 宵類
-From 宀 (mián) ‘roof’ and 肖 xiāo phonetic.
+The Shuōwén Seal form of 宵(􁏔) xiāo ‘night’ combines 宀 (mián) ‘roof’ (under which it is dark), and 肖(􀭢) xiāo ‘small/decline’ (phonosemantic).
+	Compare: 消(􁼚) xiāo ‘eliminate/exhaust’; 销/銷(􂝂) xiāo ‘smelt/melt’.
 #rG.146.47 K.AD790,GSR1149h D.2.932.2 M.2607 KX..286.15 B.172.1.05
-#c宀肖⺌月
+#c宀肖⺌小月
 #y siu\
 </WL>