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Characters, words, pinyin or English

稍 shāo somewhat

somewhat; slightly; a little

How to remember 稍: 禾 grain + 肖 resemble = somewhat. The baker's new bread of ancient grain tries to resemble Grandma's, but it tastes somewhat different.

  • 1,373. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 禾

Component breakdown

稍 = 禾 grain + 肖 resemble

  • 禾 grain
  • 肖 resemble
The Gushi story

The baker's new bread of ancient grain tries to resemble Grandma's, but it tastes somewhat different.

How it is used

  • Bound; slightly/a little. 稍微 (shāowēi) = a bit: 稍微等一下 (shāowēi děng yíxià) wait just a moment.
  • 稍微 (shāowēi) modifies a small degree of change, usually with 一点 following: 稍微贵一点 (shāowēi guì yìdiǎn) a little pricey.
  • 稍后 (shāohòu) = in a little while/later: 请稍后 (qǐng shāohòu) please wait a moment.

Words with 稍

Example sentences

  • 稍微搁点儿盐 shāowēi gē diǎnr yánput in a little salt