少 shǎo few, little

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Stroke order

少 is written in 4 strokes.

少 — the Chinese character for few, little (shǎo), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 少 — few, little

少

Senses

few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom

Example sentences

今天的菜很少。Jīntiān de cài hěn shǎo.There is very little food today.
这儿的人很少。Zhèr de rén hěn shǎo.There are few people here.

Related words

少 is pronounced shǎo and means “few, little”.

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