小

xiǎo

small; tiny; few; young

Radical: 小 HSK 1 a, ad ideographic

Components & Etymology

小 decomposes into the following components:

亅 八

Words containing 小

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 小.

三小
sān xiǎo
从小
cóng xiǎo
from childhood
做小
zuò xiǎo
to become a concubine
减小
jiǎn xiǎo
to reduce
初小
chū xiǎo
elementary school
发小
fà xiǎo
国小
guó xiǎo
elementary school (Taiwan)
大小
dà xiǎo
dimension
妻小
qī xiǎo
娇小
jiāo xiǎo
petite
宵小
xiāo xiǎo
家小
jiā xiǎo

Related characters (radical 小)

Characters that share the radical 小.

⺌ ⺍ 少 尔 尕 尖 尗 尘 尙 尚 尜 尝 尞 当 辉

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