xiǎo

small; young; tiny

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 83rd character
Radical ⼩ (42.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 37

Definitions

小 xiǎo
  1. 1. small
  2. 2. young
  3. 3. tiny
  4. 4. few

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Words containing 小

Word Meaning
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
(bird species of China) Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)
dainty and delicate girl; concubine
small demon
goblin; hussy; floozy
little girl; little sister; (coll.) vulva
(coll.) wife's younger sister; sister-in-law
child
baby
(slang) little biyatch (variation of 小婊子)
my son-in-law (humble); I (spoken to parents-in-law)
young married woman; (fig.) punching bag; mistress
erhua variant of xiǎo hái
erhua variant of xiǎo hái
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands
elementary school; primary school
primary school student; schoolchild; (fig.) beginner
focus on small things, miss the big issue
focus on small things, miss the big issue
petty official; minor functionary
petty; small-minded
pretty daughter in a humble family
mouse
Lesser Cold, winter solar term in January
Xiaozhai neighborhood of Xi'an