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HSK 4 N1
chāo
ショウ
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
shǎo few
few, less, inadequate
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Notes
Chinese
[chāo]
to make a copy; to plagiarize; to search and seize; to raid; to grab; to go off with; to take a shortcut; to make a turning move; to fold one's arms
Japanese
しょう 同音

noun

  1. excerpt; extract
  2. annotation
  3. shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
  4. archaic banknote; paper money
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
かつたか
Katsutaka unclassified name
かつのり
Katsunori unclassified name
しょう
Shou female given name