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少

shǎo

few, little

few, little
Memory picture

Character

少 shǎo

Strokes
4
Radical
小 — small, tiny, insignificant
Made of
小 small, tiny, insignificant 丿 slash
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 这儿人很少。 Zhèr rén hěn shǎo. There are very few people here.
  • 钱太少了。 Qián tài shǎo le. That's too little money.
  • 我的朋友很少。 Wǒ de péngyou hěn shǎo. I have very few friends.

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