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少

shǎo

few, little; less; inadequate

📷 Pictographic: Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
HSK 1 4 strokes Very Common (2%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
丿
piě
slash
⿱小丿 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4

Component Tree i

xiǎo
小
small, tiny, insignificant
💡 Ideographic: Dividing 八 by a line 亅
3 strokes HSK 1
piě
丿
slash
1 strokes

Words Using 少 (105)

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