小 xiǎo
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
小
xiǎo
small, little
Character
Example phrases
- 这个杯子很小。 Zhège bēizi hěn xiǎo. This cup is very small.
- 我家很小。 Wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo. Our home is very small.
- 我的小狗在家。 Wǒ de xiǎo gǒu zài jiā. My little dog is at home.
- 这个房间很小。 Zhège fángjiān hěn xiǎo. This room is very small.
- 小桌子在家里。 Xiǎo zhuōzi zài jiālǐ. The small table is at home.
- 她有小本子。 Tā yǒu xiǎo běnzi. She has a small notebook.
- 我不喜欢小杯子。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan xiǎo bēizi. I don't like small cups.
- 请给我小杯茶。 Qǐng gěi wǒ xiǎo bēi chá. Please give me a small cup of tea.
- 小房子在那边。 Xiǎo fángzi zài nàbiān. The small house is over there.
- 她的书包很小。 Tā de shūbāo hěn xiǎo. Her schoolbag is very small.
Related words
- 小孩儿 xiǎoháir child
- 小姐 xiǎojiě miss, young lady
- 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu child, kid
- 小时 xiǎoshí hour
- 小学 xiǎoxué primary school
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood
- 大小 dàxiǎo size
- 小 xiǎo little (affectionate prefix)
- 小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice; quietly
- 小时候 xiǎoshíhou in childhood; when young
- 小说 xiǎoshuō novel