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稍
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a little

HSK 5
Abstract →Qualities
shāo
ソウ、ショウ
やや、ようやく
초
Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.
Components
禾 standing grain+ 肖 resemble =
稍 a little
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
肖 Phonetic component
xiào resemble
look like, resemble, be like
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Notes
Similar Characters
兼 double利 profit委 committee年 year朵 flouds秀 elegant秉 wield秊 harvest-year (archaic)秋 autumn稟 report to (trad)穆 reverent囷 round-shaped storage bin季 seasons犂 plow (iii)禿 bald (trad)私 private秃 bald (simp)秆 grain (simp)种 race (simp)科 department
Historical Evolution
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 Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
稍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
稍 [shāo]
somewhat; a little
稍 [shào]
see 稍息[shào​xī]
Japanese
稍 (rare) 、 漸 (rare) やや 同音
adverbadj-f usually kana a little; partially; somewhat; slightly; semi-; -ish; on the ... side; a short time; a while
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
この学校は規律がやや緩やかだ。
Discipline is rather mild at this school.
CHINESE WORDS (20)
稍微 [shāo​wēi] #2,515
a little bit
稍后 [shāo​hòu] #3,587
in a little while
稍后 [shāo​hòu] #3,587
in a little while
稍稍 [shāo​shāo] #10,560
somewhat
稍息 [shào​xī] #14,934
Stand at ease! (military)
稍纵即逝 [shāo​zòng​jí​shì] #29,287
transient
稍纵即逝 [shāo​zòng​jí​shì] #29,287
transient
稍许 [shāo​xǔ] #30,256
a little
稍许 [shāo​xǔ] #30,256
a little
稍嫌 [shāo​xián] #43,662
more than one would wish
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
漸 [ぜん] #39,980
gradual progress
稍重 [ややおも] #256,370
good to soft (track condition)
稍あって [ややあって]
a little while later