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少 shǎo

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少 shǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shǎo | shao3
English translation
few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom
young
few, little; less; inadequate

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About 少 shǎo

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HSK level

1

Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

少 shǎo

Contains the radical

小 xiǎo

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Grains of sand; 小 xiǎo provides the pronunciation and meaning

Etymology of 少 shǎo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿱小丿

Explanation

Pictograph of four small dots, representing grains of sand or rice, to convey the meaning "less". Similar to 小 xiǎo .

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Example sentences using 少 shǎo

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这 zhè 本书老少 lǎo shào 皆宜.

This is a book for young and old.

上述 shàng shù 浆膜 jiāng mó 表面 biǎomiàn 的 de 粘连 nián lián 亦 yì 非 Fēi 少见 shǎo jiàn .

Adhesions involving the aforementioned serous surfaces are not uncommon.

船 chuán 翻 fān 时 shí 有 yǒu 多少 duōshǎo 人 rén 淹死 yān sǐ 了 le ?

How many men drowned when the boat capsized?

他们 tā men 敲 qiāo 了 le 你 nǐ 多少 duōshǎo 钱 Qián ?

How much did they sting you for?

变形 biàn xíng 术 shù 在 zài pvp中 Zhōng ,减少 jiǎnshǎo 为 wéi 最 zuì 多 duō 10秒 miǎo ,嗯 ēn ,很 hěn 华丽 huálì .

Polymorph duration against PvP targets has been reduced to 10 seconds.

Words with 少 shǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
多少 duōshǎo number多少 duōshǎo
少 shǎo few少 shǎo
至少 zhìshǎo at least至少 zhìshǎo
不少 bù shǎo many不少 bù shǎo
减少 jiǎnshǎo to lessen減少
少年 shào nián early youth少年 shào nián
少女 shào nǚ girl少女 shào nǚ
青少年 qīngshàonián adolescent青少年 qīngshàonián
缺少 quēshǎo lack缺少 quēshǎo
少数 shǎo shù few少數
少校 shào xiào major少校 shào xiào
少量 shǎo liàng a smidgen少量 shǎo liàng
少见 shǎo jiàn rare少見
少数民族 shǎo shù mín zú national minority少數民族
少爷 shào ye son of the boss少爺
最少 zuì shǎo at least最少 zuì shǎo
少许 shǎo xǔ a little少許
少有 shǎo yǒu rare少有 shǎo yǒu
刘少奇 Liú Shào qí Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution劉少奇
必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo
少林 Shào lín the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school少林 Shào lín
少儿 shào ér child少兒
少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without少不了 shǎo bu liǎo
年少 nián shào young年少 nián shào
或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo more or less或多或少 huò duō huò shǎo

少 shǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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少 shǎo Decomposition

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少 shǎo Compounds

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  • 少 shǎo
    • 沙 Shā
      • 莎 shā , 鲨 shā , 鯊 shā , 娑 suō , 痧 shā , 挲 sā , 唦, 乷 xx , 桫 suō , 裟 shā , 挱, 桬, 猀, 硰, 逤, 閯, 髿, 鯋
    • 省 shěng
      • 偗, 渻, 箵
    • 劣 liè
      • 挘
    • 抄 chāo
      • 莏
    • 雀 qiāo
      • 蠽 jié , 巀, 熦
    • 賓 bīn
      • 璸 bīn , 矉 pín , 礗 pīn , 蠙, 儐, 嬪 pín , 擯 bìn , 檳 bīn , 殯 bìn , 濱 bīn , 獱, 穦, 繽 bīn , 臏, 薲, 鑌, 馪, 驞, 髕 bìn , 鬢 bìn
    • 眇 miǎo
    • 歲 suì
      • 濊 huì , 薉 wèi , 鐬 huì , 鱥 guì , 劌, 噦 huì , 奯, 檅, 獩, 穢 huì , 饖
    • 毟
      • 毮
    • 妙 miào , 秒 miǎo , 吵 chǎo , 炒 chǎo , 纱 shā , 钞 chāo , 砂 shā , 杪 miǎo , 鈔 chāo , 歩 bù , 訬 chāo , 魦 shā , 仯, 尟, 尠, 玅, 竗, 粆, 紗 shā , 耖, 觘, 赻, 隲, 麨
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