少 shǎo
少 (shǎo) is a Chinese character with 4 strokes, taught at HSK level 1. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.
Meaning
少 means few / little in English.
| English | few / little |
|---|---|
| Spanish | poco |
| Portuguese | pouco |
| French | peu |
| German | wenig |
| Italian | poco |
| Russian | мало |
| Arabic | قليل |
| Hindi | कम |
| Indonesian | sedikit |
| Vietnamese | ít |
| Japanese | すくない |
| Korean | 적다 |
Stroke order
Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 少 loaded.
Words containing 少
Characters at the same level
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