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小时候

Traditional: 小時候

xiǎo shí hou

HSK 3.0 · 2

xiǎo shí hou · siu2 si4 hau6 (Jyutping)

  1. in one's childhood

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Character breakdown

小

Meaning
small, tiny, insignificant
Radical
小
Strokes
3
Components
⿻亅八
Cangjie
NC
Four-corner
9000.0

时

Meaning
time, season; era, age, period
Radical
日
Strokes
7
Components
⿰日寸
Cangjie
ADI
Four-corner
6400

候

Meaning
wait; expect; visit; greet
Radical
亻
Strokes
10
Components
⿰亻矦
Cangjie
OLNK
Four-corner
2723.4

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