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少

shǎo

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

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shǎo · siu3 (Jyutping)

  1. few
  2. less
  3. to lack
  4. to be missing
  5. to stop (doing sth)
  6. seldom

shào · siu3 (Jyutping)

  1. young

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

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