消 (xiāo)

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time

HSK 3.1 level 7
10 strokes

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》：“消，盡也。从水，肖聲。”

Components

氵 (meaning) — 氵 is a component form of 水.
肖 (sound)