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少
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few

HSK 1 N4
Human →Relations
shǎo, shào
ショウ
すく.ない、すこ.し
소
Depicts four dots, representing the meaning "few". Originally the same character as 小. The small dots possibly represent grains of sand (沙).
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
少
Regular
Modern
Chinese
少 [shǎo]
few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom
少 [shào]
young
Japanese
少 しょう 同音
prefix small; little; few
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (162)
多少 [duō​shǎo] #360
number
至少 [zhì​shǎo] #495
at least
不少 [bù​shǎo] #1,426
many
减少 [jiǎn​shǎo] #4,076
to lessen
减少 [jiǎn​shǎo] #4,076
to lessen
少年 [shào​nián] #4,777
early youth
少女 [shào​nǚ] #4,214
girl
青少年 [qīng​shào​nián] #4,532
adolescent
缺少 [quē​shǎo] #4,931
lack
少数 [shǎo​shù] #6,704
small number
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 少し [すこし] #133
a little
⭐ 少ない [すくない] #393
few
もう少し [もうすこし] #761
a bit more
少しでも [すこしでも] #1,266
even a little
⭐ 少女 [しょうじょ] #1,306
girl (usu. between 7 and 17)
⭐ 少年 [しょうねん] #1,348
boy
⭐ 多少 [たしょう] #1,575
a little
⭐ 少しずつ [すこしずつ] #1,771
little by little
⭐ 少々 [しょうしょう] #1,840
a little
⭐ ほんの少し [ほんのすこし] #3,340
just a little
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KOREAN WORDS (17)
소년 #3,633
boy
소령 #7,181
major
다소 #8,900
more or less
감소 #38,187
reduction
극소수
minimum number; few
남녀노소
men and women of all ages; people of all ages and both sexes
노소
young and old
미소년
handsome boy; good-looking boy
소년기
adolescence
소년원
youth detention center; juvenile detention center; juvenile hall
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