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些
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somewhat

HSK 4
Abstract →Numbers
xiē
サ、シャ
ち.と、ち.っと、いささか
사
Components
此 this (literary)+ 二 two =
些 somewhat
此 Meaning component
cǐ this (literary)
this, these
二 Meaning component
èr two
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
些
Regular
Modern
Chinese
些 [xiē]
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
Japanese
些か 、 聊か (rare) 、 些 (irreg.) 、 聊 (irreg.)(rare) いささか 同音
adverbadj-noadj-na usually kana a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
ここだけの話だが、彼はいささか間が抜けている。
Between you and me, he is rather stupid.
CHINESE WORDS (20)
这些 [zhè​xiē] #119
these
这些 [zhè​xiē] #119
these
一些 [yī​xiē] #232
some
那些 [nà​xiē] #161
those
有些 [yǒu​xiē] #388
some
某些 [mǒu​xiē] #1,639
some
哪些 [nǎ​xiē] #3,971
which ones?
好些 [hǎo​xiē] #6,217
a good deal of
些许 [xiē​xǔ] #13,004
a few
些许 [xiē​xǔ] #13,004
a few
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
⭐ 少し [すこし] #133
a little
⭐ 些細 [ささい] #5,036
trivial
⭐ 些か [いささか] #19,366
a little
瑣末 [さまつ] #27,861
trivial
些事 [さじ] #28,704
something small
些少 [さしょう] #61,937
trifling
些些 [ささ] #112,100
trifling
⭐ 些とも [ちっとも] #150,972
(not) at all
些と [ちっと] #180,715
a little bit
瑣末主義 [さまつしゅぎ] #253,075
trivialism
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