123456789101112Keywordsomewhatslightlya littleratherFrequency#1639Strokes12Readingsshāo100%MnemonicResembling 肖 grain 禾; 肖 also provides the pronunciationStroke orderComposed of禾grain肖to resembleUsed in characters潲driving rainUsed in vocabulary稍shāosomewhat; a little稍微shāowēia little bit稍后shāohòuin a little while; shortly after稍稍shāoshāosomewhat; a little; slightly稍早shāozǎoa little early稍候shāohòuto wait a moment稍许shāoxǔa little; a bit稍纵即逝shāozòngjíshìtransient; fleeting稍嫌shāoxiánmore than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)稍息shàoxī(military) Stand at ease!