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稍

shāo

somewhat, slightly, a little; rather

💡 Ideographic: Resembling 肖 grain 禾; 肖 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 4 12 strokes Common (14%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

禾

hé

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

肖

xiào

to resemble, to look like; to be like

⿰禾肖 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

hé

禾

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

📷 Pictographic: A plant stalk with a sagging head

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

xiào

肖

to resemble, to look like; to be like

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺼ (flesh - "in the flesh") provides meaning, ⺌ provides pronunciation

7 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 稍 (14)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

in a little while / in a moment / later on

shāohòu

稍后 ↗

in a little while / in a moment / later on

Stand at ease! (military) / Taiwan pr. <shāoxī>

shàoxī

稍息 ↗

Stand at ease! (military) / Taiwan pr. <shāoxī>

稍稍 ↗

shāoshāo

somewhat / a little / slightly

shāoshāo

稍稍 ↗

somewhat / a little / slightly

more than one would wish / somewhat / a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)

shāoxián

稍嫌 ↗

more than one would wish / somewhat / a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)

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