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少

shǎo
HSK 13 readings

“Few” in Chinese is 少 (shǎo).

Other characters with the syllable shao: see all 8 →

Meaning

  • few
  • less
  • to lack
Show 4 more meanings
  • to be missing
  • to stop (doing sth)
  • seldom
  • young

Example

多少个了？

This is how many?

From 多少 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • shǎofew / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom
  • shàoyoung

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 少

多少duōshaonumber; amountHSK 1不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number ofHSK 2少数shǎoshùsmall numberHSK 2少年shàoniánearly youthHSK 2青少年qīng-shàoniánadolescentHSK 2缺少quēshǎolackHSK 3至少zhìshǎoat leastHSK 3减少jiǎnshǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lowerHSK 4

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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