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琐
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fragments

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
suǒ
サ
ちいさ.い、くさり
쇄
Components
Traditional (瑣)
王 king+ ⺌ small (top)+ 貝 shellfish =
瑣 fragments
王 Meaning component
wáng king
king, ruler
jade
⺌ Phonetic component
small (top)
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貝
shellfish
Simplified (琐)
王 king+ ⺌ small (top)+ 贝 sea shell =
琐 trifling
王 Meaning component
wáng king
king, ruler
jade
⺌ Phonetic component
small (top)
View phonetic series →
贝
bèi sea shell
Notes
Similar Characters
琐 trifling (simp)嗩 flute-like (trad)匡 restore往 toward旺 thriving枉 crooked汪 tearful皇 emperor噩 shocking徴 levy (trad/jp)斑 speck玎 jingling玑 round (simp)玓 pearly玖 black-colored jade玗 Jade-Like 1玟 streaks in jade玡 used in place names (iii)玢 a kind of jade (73a2)玮 type of jade (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
瑣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
琐 / 瑣 [suǒ]
fragmentary; trifling
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
猥琐 [wěi​suǒ] #15,241
wretched (esp. appearance)
琐事 [suǒ​shì] #11,437
trifle
琐碎 [suǒ​suì] #18,532
trifling
繁琐 [fán​suǒ] #25,890
many and complicated
烦琐 [fán​suǒ] #42,535
tedious
琐屑 [suǒ​xiè] #53,284
trivial matters
琐细 [suǒ​xì] #56,825
trivial
琐记 [suǒ​jì] #60,618
fragmentary recollections
琐闻 [suǒ​wén] #70,645
news items
琐罗亚斯德 [Suǒ​luó​yà​sī​dé]
Zoroaster, Zarathustra or Zarathushtra (c. 1200 BC), Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism
2 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 些細 [ささい] #5,036
trivial
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
煩瑣 [はんさ] #77,065
vexatious
瑣末主義 [さまつしゅぎ] #253,075
trivialism
瑣談 [さだん] #259,523
overly detailed and tedious conversation
煩瑣哲学 [はんさてつがく] #290,786
scholastic philosophy