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少年

shào nián

HSK 3.0 · 2

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

shào nián · siu3 nin4 (Jyutping)

  1. early youth
  2. youngster
  3. (literary) youth; young man

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

少

Meaning
few, less, inadequate
Radical
小
Strokes
4
Components
⿱小丿
Cangjie
FH
Four-corner
9020.0

年

Meaning
year; new-years; person's age
Radical
干
Strokes
6
Components
⿻干?
Cangjie
OQ
Four-corner
8050.0

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