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CHINESE CHARACTER

shāo

稍

稍

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any

Numbered pinyin
shao1
English meanings
a little bit, any, slightly, a little, mezzo, poco, a bit

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 肖.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰禾肖

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shāo稍děng等yī一xià下。

    Wait a moment.

  2. 02

    shāo稍jiā加gǎijìn改进。

    Improve a bit.

  3. 03

    shāowēi稍微。

    Slightly.

  4. 04

    shāo稍kuài快。

    A bit faster.

  5. 05

    shāohòu稍后jiàn见。

    See you later.

  6. 06

    shāowēi稍微xiūxi休息。

    Rest a little.

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