• 233rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎo (shao3)few • little • lack
2. shào (shao4)young

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

多少 

Uncommon

不少 
少女 
少年 
少数 (少數)
少林寺 
少爷 (少爺)
少许 (少許)
少量 
年少 
减少 (減少)
缺少 
至少 
青少年 

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  • 231st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 442 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǔ (shu3)to count • to enumerate • to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
2. shù (shu4)number • figure • several • CL:個|个[ge4]
3. shuò (shuo4)frequently • repeatedly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shǔ (shu3)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shǔ (shu3)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for shǔ (shu3)The component is pronounced as '' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.
5. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for shù (shu4)The component is pronounced as '' (pu1). It has the same pinyin final.
7. Pronunciation clue for shuò (shuo4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin initial.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

人数 (人數)
倒数 (倒數)
分数 (分數)
多数 (多數)
大多数 (大多數)
少数 (少數)
指数 (指數)
数字 (數字)
数学 (數學)
数据 (數據)
数码 (數碼)
数量 (數量)
次数 (次數)
无数 (無數)

Uncommon

代数 (代數)
系数 (係數)
倍数 (倍數)
充数 (充數)
函数 (函數)
劫数 (劫數)
半数 (半數)
参数 (參數)
单数 (單數)
基数 (基數)
报数 (報數)
字数 (字數)
定数 (定數)
尾数 (尾數)
屈指可数 (屈指可數)
度数 (度數)
悉数 (悉數)
招数 (招數)
整数 (整數)
数一数二 (數一數二)
数不胜数 (數不勝數)
数值 (數值)
数十亿 (數十億)
数字化 (數字化)
数学家 (數學家)
数据库 (數據庫)
数数 (數數)
数月 (數月)
数百 (數百)
数百万 (數百萬)
数目 (數目)
数万 (數萬)
数落 (數落)
数额 (數額)
未知数 (未知數)
岁数 (歲數)
凑数 (湊數)
票数 (票數)
算数 (算數)
细数 (細數)
绝大多数 (絕大多數)
总数 (總數)
着数 (著數)
补数 (補數)
计数 (計數)
变数 (變數)
负数 (負數)
点数 (點數)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.