小- Xiǎo - Chinese Character Definition, English Meaning And Stroke ...

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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 小 taking on these 3 forms: ⺌ ⺍ ⺗ in characters.

Character Decomposition

小 = 亅 + 八

Compounds (25)

少 shào young 少 shǎo few; less; little; small; to lack; be short (of) 原 yuán former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source 东 dōng phonetic component; East 亲 qīn parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear 乐 lè happy; cheerful; to laugh 孙 sūn grandson; descendant 愿 yuàn to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing; sincere 尔 ěr thus; so; like that; you; thou 杂 zá mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix 京 jīng capital (city of a country); phonetic component; ten quadrillion; big; algebraic term for a large number (old); artificial mound (old) 尘 chén dust; dirt; earth 尖 jiān point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed 示 shì to show; to reveal; spirit; graphic component (often seen in other characters); radical (Kang Xi 113) 乐 yuè music 肃 sù respectful; solemn; to eliminate; to clean up 隙 xì crack; crevice; gap or interval; loophole; discord; rift 尐 jié (literary) few; a couple of 糸 mì (fine) silk; graphic and meaning component (cloth, fabric...); radical (Kang Xi 120) 尕 gǎ little (dialect) 亲 qìng parents-in-law of one's offspring 尜 gá toy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends 倞 jìng strong; powerful 虩 xì terrified 厼 xx5 one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "keum"), an ancient Korean writing system

Related words (489)

小三 xiǎo sān mistress; the other woman (coll.); grade 3 in elementary school 小丑 xiǎo chǒu clown 小丘 xiǎo qiū hill; knoll 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter 小二 xiǎo èr waiter 小于 xiǎo yú less than (mathematical symbol: