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

many

减少

jiǎn shǎo

to lessen

多少

duō shǎo

number

少东

shào dōng

少儿

shào ér

child

少刻

shǎo kè

a short while

少壮

shào zhuàng

少女

shào nǚ

maiden

少妇

shào fù

young married woman

少将

shào jiàng

major general

少尉

shào wèi

second lieutenant (army rank)

少年

shào nián

youngster

Characters that share the radical 小.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.