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

Stroke order

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Words containing 小

Word Meaning
dining room for young schoolchildren unable to go home for lunch
canteen; cafeteria; tearoom
canteen; cafeteria; tearoom
pony; colt
Equuleus (constellation)
Equuleus (constellation)
dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
dirty little devil (affectionate, of child)
muffin
muffin
young maid; young girl’s bun hairstyle
(coll.) teen idol (male)
(coll.) teen idol (male)
pygmy wren-babbler bird
pygmy wren-babbler bird
penis (kiddie term)
fig. cute and helpless-looking
fig. cute and helpless-looking
lesser crested tern
lesser crested tern, a seabird
(bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
(bird species of China) little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
lesser coucal, a small brown bird
lesser coucal, a kind of bird
(bird species of China) little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)