小
small; tiny; few; young
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #25 U+5C0F
How 小 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Dividing 八 by a line 亅
How to remember it
small · Heisig RSH #109
a drop of — as a component also called: small
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 小
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一不小心 | yī bù xiǎo xīn | to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally |
| 大小 | dà xiǎo | large and small; size; adults and children; consideration of seniority; at any rate |
| 小子 | xiǎo zǐ | (literary) youngster; (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation); (… |
| 小子 | xiǎo zi | (coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow |
| 大大小小 | dà dà xiǎo xiǎo | large and small; of all sizes |
| 小人 | xiǎo rén | person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; … |
| 小区 | xiǎo qū | housing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell |
| 国小 | guó xiǎo | elementary school (Tw); abbr. for 國民小學|国民小学[guo2 min2 xiao3 xue2] |
| 中小学 | zhōng xiǎo xué | middle and elementary school |
| 小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student; schoolchild; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]; (fig.) beginner |
| 小头 | xiǎo tóu | the smaller part or share of sth |
| 小学 | xiǎo xué | elementary school; primary school |
| 小心 | xiǎo xīn | to be careful; to take care |
| 小金县 | Xiǎo jīn Xiàn | Xiaojin, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 … |
| 小儿 | xiǎo ér | young child; (humble) my son |
| 小儿 | xiǎo r | (coll.) early childhood; (coll.) baby boy |
| 小马 | xiǎo mǎ | colt; pony |
| 小家子气 | xiǎo jiā zi qì | petty; small-minded |
| 小小 | xiǎo xiǎo | very small; very few; very minor |
| 自小 | zì xiǎo | since childhood; from a young age |