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小说

Traditional: 小說

xiǎo shuō

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

xiǎo shuō · siu2 syut3 (Jyutping)

  1. novel
  2. fiction
  3. CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

小

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

说

Meaning
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
Radical
讠
Strokes
9
Components
⿰讠兑
Cangjie
IVCRU
Four-corner
3871

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