Memory phrase for the character: 少

少

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Meaning

few, little

Pronunciation

shǎo, shào

Explanation

Top: small 小 (A person 亅 with the arms 八 close to the body is small), bottom: extra stroke ノ

Mnemonic


 
Such a small stroke is too few.

Radicals

少 few, little
小 smallA person with tight arms appears small.
ノ bent strokeemphasis, accent




 Vocabulary

少年 shào nián  youngster; juvenile
不少 bù shǎo  many; a lot; not few
刘少奇 Liú Shào qí  Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
缺少 quē shǎo  lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
少量 shǎo liàng  a smidgen; a little bit; a few
至少 zhì shǎo  at least; (to say the) least
减少 jiǎn shǎo  to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
少数 shǎo shù  small number; few; minority
少数民族 shǎo shù mín zú  national minority; ethnic group
多少 duō shǎo  number; amount; somewhat
少许 shǎo xǔ  a little; a few
 

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