少 shǎo few

源How it came to be

Three specks with a fourth stroke falling away from them. Something already small, with a piece coming off it.

用用法

• Read shǎo it means few / little, the opposite of 多 - 很少 (hěn shǎo) very few, 减少 (jiǎnshǎo) reduce, 缺少 (quēshǎo) lack, 很多 (hěn duō) very many.
• Read shào it means young - 少年 (shàonián) youth. Watch tone in 多少 (duōshao) how many.

字含“少”的汉字

• 沙 sand
• 省 province
• 秒 second
• 吵 to argue
• 炒 to boil
• 劣 low-quality
• 妙 mysterious
• 抄 copy
• 鲨 shark
• 渺 vast
• 纱 gauze
• 钞 bank note

词含“少”的词语

• 多少duōshǎohow manyHSK 1
• 至少zhìshǎoat leastHSK 4
• 减少jiǎnshǎoreduceHSK 4
• 缺少quēshǎoto lackHSK 4
• 少年shàoniánearly youthHSK 4
• 少数shǎoshùsmall numberHSK 4
• 少见shǎojiànrareHSK 4
• 少量shǎoliànga smidgenHSK 4
• 少儿shào’érchildHSK 6
• 少不了shǎobuliǎocannot do withoutHSK 7
• 少女shàonǚgirlHSK 7
• 必不可少bìbùkěshǎoabsolutely necessaryHSK 7
• 或多或少huòduō-huòshǎomore or lessHSK 7
• 稀少xīshǎosparseHSK 9

句例句

• 路上的行人很少。 Lùshang de xíngrén hěn shǎo.There are very few pedestrians on the street.
• 这件衣服多少钱？ Zhè jiàn yīfu duōshǎo qián?How much does the suit cost?
• 她是少数民族。 Tā shì shǎoshù mínzú.She is an ethnic minority.
• 少年们很活泼。 Shàoniánmen hěn huópo.The young boys are very spirited.