Xiao

Xiao may refer to:

  • Xiào, “filial piety", or "being good to parents", a virtue in Chinese culture
  • Xiao (flute), a Chinese end-blown flute
  • Xiao (rank), a rank used for field officers in the Chinese military
  • Xiao County, in Anhui, China
  • Xiao Mountain, a range of mountains in Henan, China, or the surrounding Xiao region
  • Xiao River, a tributary of the Xiang River, in Hunan, China
  • Xiao (mythology), certain legendary creatures in Chinese mythology
  • People

  • Xiao (surname), a Chinese surname
  • Duke Xiao of Qin, Chinese ruler of the state of Qin
  • Prince Xiao of Liang, the posthumous title of Liu Wu, younger brother of the Han emperor Jing
  • Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, empress dowager of the Qing Dynasty
  • Xiao He, the first chancellor of the Han Dynasty
  • Xiao Hong, Chinese writer
  • Xiao Qian, Chinese essayist
  • Xiao Qiang, Chinese human rights activist
  • Xiao Jiankei, a fatis
  • Xiao Qiao, the younger of the Qiao sisters
  • Xiao Guodong, a Chinese professional snooker player
  • Other

  • Xiao Xiao, cartoons by Zhu Zhiqiang
  • Xiao (rank)

    Xiao (校) (Wade–Giles: Hsiao) is the rank held by field officers in the military of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. The People's Liberation Army uses four grades while the Republic of China uses only three, with the rank equivalent to the fourth being treated as a general officer rank. This difference is found in other militaries as well. For example. in the British Army a brigadier is considered a field officer, while the equivalent rank in the United States Army, brigadier general, is considered a general officer. The PLA use the same rank names for all services, prefixed by Hai Jun (海军) (Naval Force) or Kong Jun (空军) (Air Force). While the ROC does the same for enlisted ranks and company-grade officers, it has distinct names for the higher naval ranks.

    See also

  • Ranks of the People's Liberation Army
  • Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy
  • Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force
  • Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia
  • Xiao (flute)

    The xiao (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: xiāo; Wade–Giles: hsiao, pronounced [ɕi̯ɑ́ʊ̯]) is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of bamboo. It is also sometimes called dòngxiāo (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ), dòng meaning "hole." An ancient name for the xiāo is shùzhúdí (, lit. "vertical bamboo flute", [ʂûtʂutǐ]) but the name xiāo in ancient times also included the side-blown bamboo flute, dizi.

    The xiāo is a very ancient Chinese instrument usually thought to have developed from a simple end-blown flute used by the Qiang people of Southwest China in ancient period.

    Organology

    Xiao are almost always made of bamboo, the best being 'purple bamboo' or 紫竹 (pinyin:“zizhu"). Sometimes, the xiao is made of solid wood that has been carved and hollowed out. They can either be made plain, or have a horn inlay at the end and/or various inscriptions along the shaft. Usually, nylon wire bindings along the shaft are wrapped on which attempts to stabilize the bamboo and prevent cracking. Some players tie a tassel to dangle from one of the lower sound holes, purely for decorative purposes.

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