Memory phrase for the character: 小

小

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Meaning

small, tiny, few, young

Pronunciation

 xiǎo

Explanation

Mnemonic
 
A person 亅 with the arms 八 close to the body appears: small.

Radicals

小 smallA person with tight arms appears small.
八 eightThe eight 八 can probably be understood as two hands with outstretched fingers, but without the thumbs, which adds up to eight.
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 Vocabulary

大小 dà xiǎo  dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; adults and children; consideration of seniority
小腿 xiǎo tuǐ  calf (of the leg)
小册子 xiǎo cè zi  booklet; pamphlet; leaflet; information sheet; menu
小白鼠 xiǎo bái shǔ  little white mouse (esp. laboratory animal); fig. guinea pig, i.e. human participant in experiment
小丑 xiǎo chǒu  clown
小心谨慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn  cautious and timid (idiom); prudent; careful
小肠 xiǎo cháng  small intestine
狭小 xiá xiǎo  narrow
矮小 ǎi xiǎo  short and small; low and small; undersized
小溪 xiǎo xī  brook; streamlet
小贩 xiǎo fàn  peddler; hawker
小贩 xiǎo fàn  

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