少 (shǎo, shào) — Chinese Character

少

shǎo, shào

few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

Radical: 小 HSK 1 a, ad, v, d, g pictographic

Components & Etymology

少 decomposes into the following components:

小丿

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 少.

不少

bù shǎo

减少

jiǎn shǎo

多少

duō shao

多少

duō shǎo

少东

shào dōng

少儿

shào ér

少刻

shǎo kè

少壮

shào zhuàng

少女

shào nǚ

少妇

shào fù

少将

shào jiàng

少尉

shào wèi

Characters that share the radical 小.

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