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HSK 1 - Easy
3 strokes
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xiǎo

Definition

  1. small
    这个苹果太小了。
    This apple is too small.
  2. little
    我小的时候去中国。
    I went to China when I was little.
  3. tiny
  4. young
    我有一个小猫。
    I have a young cat (= kitten)
  5. (a) few
  6. child
  7. (for a) while
    小坐
    To sit a while
  8. graphic component (often seen in other characters)
  9. concubine
  10. radical (Kang Xi 42)

Component type

Productive component, so you'll find it regularly represented in characters.

Other variants

You'll also find taking on these 3 forms: ⺌ ⺍ ⺗ in characters.

Character Decomposition

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