幺
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youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
3 strokes
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Characters built with 幺 as their sound component
These characters all use 幺 (yāo) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幺 sound component | yāo | one; tiny, small |
| 吆 | yāo | to cry, to bawl; to yell, to shout |
Words containing 幺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幺儿 | yāo ér | (coll.) youngest son |
| 老幺 | lǎo yāo | (coll.) youngest child |
| 幺点 | yāo diǎn | ace |
| 幺二 | yāo èr | one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice); a prostitute |
| 对幺 | duì yāo | pair of aces (in dominoes); double one |
| 幺女 | yāo nǚ | (coll.) youngest daughter |
| 幺鸡 | yāo jī | (mahjong) bird tile; one bam |
| 幺并矢 | yāo bìng shǐ | idemfactor (math.) |
| 幺麽小丑 | yāo mó xiǎo chǒu | (idiom) insignificant wretch |