稍(shāo): somewhat
HSK 512 strokes
Readingsshāoshào
somewhat
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shāo / shào
- Meaning
- somewhat; a little
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 稍 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 稍 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 稍
Common words using 稍 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
shāo稍xián嫌
more than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting …
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