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少
shào
1. young
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

少
shǎo
few, little; less; inadequate
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

不少
bùshǎo
many
多少
duōshǎo
number
HSK 1
多少
duōshao
how much
HSK 1
少来
shǎolái
refrain (from doing sth)
少儿
shàoér
child
少刻
shǎokè
a short while
少女
shàonǚ
girl
少妇
shàofù
young married woman
少将
shàojiàng
major general
少尉
shàowèi
second lieutenant (army rank)
少年
shàonián
youngster
少府
shǎofǔ
Minor Treasurer in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers [[九卿<jiǔqīng>]]
少放
shǎofàng
to add less (of a spice etc)
少数
shǎoshù
small number
少有
shǎoyǒu
rare
少东
shàodōng
boss' son
少林
Shàolín
the Shaolin monastery and martial arts school
少校
shàoxiào
junior ranking officer in Chinese army
少爷
shàoye
son of the boss
少见
shǎojiàn
rare

Alternate Entries

少
shǎo
few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
232
Word Frequency Rank
813 of 84,292