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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- shao3
- English meanings
- lack, be deficient, lose, be missing
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 小; bottom 丿.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
spoon
whistle; sentry
to bring sth to sb
tip; end
burn
any
introduce; connect; Shaoxing
beautiful; splendid
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 不少
- 减少
- 多少
- 少不了
- 少儿
- 少女
- 少年
- 少数
- 少有
- 少林寺
- 少见
- 少量
- 必不可少
- 或多或少
- 极少数
- 稀少
- 缺少
- 至少
- 青少年