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The character 霄 (xiāo) denotes the sky, clouds, or the highest heavens, evoking vast altitude and atmospheric grandeur. It is a phono-semantic compound: the rain radical 雨 (yǔ) at the top provides the semantic category of weather and atmosphere, while the component 肖 (xiào) below contributes the pronunciation. Originally referring to sleet or frozen rain in ancient texts, its meaning broadened to primarily describe the upper atmosphere, soaring heights, and the firmament's expanse in literary and technical language.
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天上的云霄很美。
飞机穿过云霄。
他的梦想是飞向云霄。
九霄的高度难以想象。
歌声从云霄中传来。
在云霄之上，空气稀薄。
霄汉的奥秘吸引科学家。
攀登科学高峰如冲霄汉，需要坚持。