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
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crayfish; langoustine; chicken lobster
ordinary people; commoner; the hoi polloi
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from a young age; from childhood
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flash fiction
flash fiction
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(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
(coll.) to tattletale; to rat on sb
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
to take the side streets; to take the small paths
to catch sb out
to catch sb out