(shāo)

HSK 512 strokes
Readingsshāoshào

somewhat

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Character information

Pinyin
shāo / shào
Meaning
somewhat; a little
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰禾肖

Resembling 肖 grain 禾; 肖 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shāowēi
HSK 5

a little bit

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shāohòu
HSK 7-9

to wait a moment

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shāohòu
HSK 7-9

in a little while; shortly after

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shāoshāo
HSK 7-9

somewhat

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shāoxián

more than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting …

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shào

(military) Stand at ease!

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shāozǎo

a little early

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