稍
JLPT HSK 4

shāo
Left: rice plant 禾, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
All rice plants are alike, at least somewhat a little bit.

	消
JLPT HSK 4

xiāo
Left: water 氵, right: alike/resemble sb. 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(It evaporates!) Water or alikes can disappear.

	销
JLPT HSK 5

xiāo
Left: metal 钅(=金 covered in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Metal and alikes can be melted, sold or used as a bolt.

	悄
JLPT HSK 5

qiǎo
Left: feelings 忄, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Feelings, that are alike are quietness and sadness.

	削
JLPT HSK 6

xiāo, xuē
Left: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.), right: knife 刂
Small bodies are cut with a knife, when scraping, whittling or peeling.

	肖
JLPT HSK 6

xiào
Top: var. of small 小, below: body 月/肉
Small bodies are alike.

	哨
JLPT HSK 6

shào
Left: mouth 口, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(You do not need a strong body to sound the alarm:) He has a mouth, but a small body: The sentry.

	屑
JLPT HSK 6

xiè
Left: buttocks 尸, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Like from the buttocks, the small bodies are trivial bits.

	梢
JLPT HSK 6

shāo
Left: tree 木, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月/肉 are alike.)
The trees are alike at the tips of the branches. Or: The three has small bodies at the tip of the branches.

	峭
JLPT HSK 6

qiào
Left: mountain 山, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Mountains are alike if they are high and steep.

	宵
JLPT HSK 6

xiāo
Top: house 宀, bottom: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
The houses look alike in the night.

	捎
JLPT HSK 6

shāo
Left: hand 手, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
In his hand is a small body/object to: deliver.

	俏
JLPT no HSK

qiào
Left: person 亻, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
(IQ-test or memory-game:) Persons, who detect the alikes are smart.

	鞘
JLPT no HSK

qiào
Left: leather 革 (Horned 廿 animals have a skin 口 of leather.), right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
Made of leather and similar (to the sword:) The sword's scabbard.

	硝
JLPT no HSK

xiāo
Left: stone 石, right: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
To a stone this looks 'alike', but it is: nitrate/saltpeter.

	霄
JLPT no HSK

xiāo
Top: rain 雨 (= window 冂 with cloud 一 and drops 丶丶), below: alike/resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
The rain is alike (everywhere) in the firmament.

	逍
JLPT no HSK

xiāo
Left: movement 辶, right: alike, resemble 肖 (Small 小 bodies 月 are alike.)
If the movement is like 'small bodies', you are loitering easy-going.