Chinese Character 少 (siu2/3 | shao3/4) : few, less

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少
siu2/3 shao3/4
[1] small; little; few; less (in number, quantity, duration) [2] missing; absent; inadequate; wanting; lost [3] cannot do without [4] [v] stop; quit Stroke count: 4 Level: 1 Radical: 小 (#42)
少
Don't confuse with: 小
This character was last edited on 21st Dec 2007
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少年 siu3 nin4 shao3 nian2 = youngster, juvenile 少少 siu2 siu2 = a little bit; a little粵年少 nin4 siu3 = juniority (opp. of seniority), young 好少 hou2 siu2 = seldom粵些少 se1 siu2 xie1 shao3 = a little; a bit粵多少 do1 siu2 duo1 shao3 = how many? how much?國少啲 siu2 di1 = less; fewer粵少女 siu3 neoi5 shao4 nu:3 = a young woman; a girl; a young lady 少奶 siu3 naai1 = young lady (married) 少爺 siu3 je4 = young gentleman See all 77 compounds
Showing all 4 examples containing 少我呢排食少咗嘢粵 edit I've recently been eating less. 緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵 edit 雖然你老公喺出便嫖賭飲吹，但至少佢識賺錢返嚟養家，你咪冇眼屎乾淨盲囉粵 edit Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and chose to be happy. 你加太少水就會煲燶飯咖。粵 edit If you add too little water, you will burn the rice. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 少
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