shǎo shao shào

few; less; to lack

HSK 1 #233

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 233rd character
Radical ⼩ (42.1)
Strokes 4
Index # 110

Definitions

少 shǎo
  1. 1. few
  2. 2. less
  3. 3. to lack
  4. 4. seldom
  5. 5. to be missing
  6. 6. to stop (doing sth)
少 shào
  1. 1. young

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Words containing 少

Word Meaning
young and pretty; pretty girl
rare; hard to see; sth rarely experience
be easily shocked due to inexperience
easily amazed due to inexperience; naive
a little; a few
Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
Few words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
(literary) a little while
(literary) a little while
a short while; soon; a narrow gap
a short while; soon; a narrow gap
name of disease in TCM
name of disease in TCM
one of the channels of TCM
one of the channels of TCM
in a short while; presently
in a short while; presently
young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
absolute necessity; sine qua non
absolute necessity; sine qua non
young thug; malicious young ruffian
young thug; malicious young ruffian
there is a lot to it; not a straightforward matter
very little; very few