Memory phrase for the Kanji: 少
少
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Meaning
few, little
Pronunciation
shǎo, shào
Explanation
Top: small 小 (A person 亅 with the arms 八 close to the body is small), bottom: extra stroke ノ
Mnemonic
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Such a small stroke is too few.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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少年
shào nián
youngster; juvenile
不少
bù shǎo
many; a lot; not few
刘少奇
Liú Shào qí
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
缺少
quē shǎo
lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
少量
shǎo liàng
a smidgen; a little bit; a few
至少
zhì shǎo
at least; (to say the) least
减少
jiǎn shǎo
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
少数
shǎo shù
small number; few; minority
少数民族
shǎo shù mín zú
national minority; ethnic group
多少
duō shǎo
number; amount; somewhat
少许
shǎo xǔ
a little; a few
少许
shǎo xǔ
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