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few, little 少
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Used in these characters:
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少
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| few, little
shǎo, shào
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少
小
ノ
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Top: small 小 (A person 亅 with the arms 八 close to the body is small), bottom: extra stroke ノ
Such a small stroke is too few.
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步
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| walk, a pace, a step, march
bù
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步
止
少
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Top: stop 止 (image of a right foot that stops at a line 一 ), bottom: Variant of little 少 (traditionally: the sign for right foot, similar to 少: put one foot in front of the other)
Stop a little when: walking.
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沙
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| granule, sand, powder, hoarse, raspy
shā
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氵
少
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Left: water 氵, right: few, little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
(In the past, water was never fully pure:) In the water is a little sand.
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省
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to economize, to save, introspection, awareness, province
shěng, xǐng
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少
目
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Top: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few), below: eye 目
(No big wishes) If only few (things) come into your eyes, you economize and practice introspective awareness.
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秒
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| second (of time)
miǎo
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禾
少
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Left rice plant 禾, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
(To plant a) rice plant you need as little as one second.
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妙
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| clever, wonderful, splendid, fantastic
miào
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女
少
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Left: woman 女, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
Among women, there are few who are clever and wonderful???
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劣
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| inferior, clumsy, low-grade
liè
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少
力
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Top: small/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few.), below: strength 力
Too little strength makes you inferior.
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吵
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to quarrel, to make a noise, disturbing
chǎo
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口
少
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Left: mouth 口, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few.)
With your mouth you can make a little quarrel and noise.
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抄
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to make a copy, to plagiarize, to raid, to grab
chāo
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扌
少
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Left: hand 扌, right: little 少
If your (own) hand only does a little, you are copying.
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炒
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| to fry shortly, sauté, pan-fry, fried
chǎo
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火
少
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Left: fire 火, right: few, little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
If the fire is only a little, it is fried shortly.
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雀
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| sparrow, (=small bird), a freckle, lentigo
qiāo, qiǎo, què
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少
隹
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Top: small 小, bottom: bird 隹
The small bird is a sparrow.
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钞
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| paper money, banknote, dollar bill, to copy
chāo
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金
少
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Left: metal, gold, money 钅/金, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
(In terms of weight) The money becomes less: as paper money.
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渺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| distant and indistinct, vast, tiny (due to distance)
miǎo
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氵
目
少
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Left: water 氵, right: 眇 (variation of economize 省 Only few 少 eyes 目 see, how you economize)
The water should be economized, if you are still far distant.
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砂
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JLPT no HSK |
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| sand, gravel, granule
shā
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石
少
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Left: stone 石, right: few/little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
If stones are made "fewer", you get sand.
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纱
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JLPT no HSK |
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| cotton yarn, muslin, gauze
shā
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糸
少
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: few, little 少 (A small 小 stroke ノ is too few)
If the threads are few, it is a yarn or a loose gauze.
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莎
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JLPT no HSK |
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| kind of sedge grass
shā, suō
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艹
氵
少
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Left: growing plant 艹, right: sand, gravel 沙 (In [unclear] water 氵is always a little 少 sand.)
A plant for sandy (grounds) is this: sedge grass.
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鲨
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JLPT no HSK |
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| shark
shā
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氵
少
魚
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Top: sand, gravel 沙 (in [unclear] water 氵is always a little 少 sand), bottom: fish 鱼/魚
In the sandy water is this fish: the shark.
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