Keyword
few
- little
- less
- inadequate
- Frequency
- #191
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
shǎo70%
shào30%
Mnemonic
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
多少
how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what number?
少
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
减少
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
至少
at least; (to say the) least
不少
many; quite a few; a good number of
少数
small number; few; minority
少女
girl; young lady
少年
early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
青少年
adolescent; youth; teenager
缺少
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
少数民族
ethnic minority
少量
a smidgen; a little bit; a few
少将
major general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
最少
at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal
少妇
young married woman
刘少奇
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
少爷
son of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
极少
very little; very few
少见
rare; seldom seen; (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you
稀少
sparse; rare
极少数
extremely few; a small minority
少有
rare; infrequent
少校
junior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander
少许
a little; a few