Chinese character
少
shǎo
few, little
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- few, little
- less
- inadequate
- few
- to lack
Pinyin
shǎoshào
Etymology hint · Pictographic
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
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Words
Common words
多少多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat; how much?; how many?; (phone number, student ID etc) what numbe…减少减少jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower至少至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least不少不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of少数少数shǎo shùsmall number; few; minority少女少女shào nǚgirl; young lady少年少年shào niánearly youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man缺少缺少quē shǎolack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack少量少量shǎo liànga smidgen; a little bit; a few少将少将shào jiàngmajor general; rear admiral; air vice marshal
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