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Meaning of 小
Pinyin
xiǎo
Radical
小
Strokes
3
Definition
small / tiny / few / young
Usage
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小 [xiǎo]
形 [Adjective]
1. 指面积、体积、容量、数量、强度、力量不及一般或不及所比较的对象，与“大”相对: small; little; minor. Used to describe things that are less than the average or compared objects in terms of volume, area, quantity, strength, or intensity.
例: 小雨 (light rain), 矮小 (short and small), 短小精悍 (short and fierce).
2. 范围窄，程度浅，性质不重要: narrow in scope, shallow in degree, unimportant in nature.
例: 小事 (trivial matter), 小节 (minor detail), 小题大作 (making a fuss over trivial matters), 小打小闹 (playful fighting).
3. 时间短: short duration.
例: 小坐 (a brief sit), 小住 (a short stay).
4. 年幼小，排行最末: young; the youngest in rank.
例: 小孩 (child).
5. 谦辞: a humble term.
例: 小弟 (younger brother), 小可 (little me), 小人 (referring to oneself humbly; can also mean despicable person; children).
6. 妾: concubine.
例: 小房 (concubine's room).
名 [Noun]
1. 年幼的人; 引申为小辈: young person; referring to juniors.
例: 妻小 (wife and children), 上有老，下有小 (having elder and younger dependents).
2. 妾，小老婆: concubine; secondary wife.
例: 小老母 (concubine; mistress), 小星 (concubine), 小娘 (concubine).
3. 微细的事物: small matters.
例: 小关头目 (trivial matters), 小隙 (minor grievances).
4. 小人，品质不高的人: mean man; someone of low character.
例: 小人 (referring to a robber).
代 [Pronoun]
1. 自称的谦词: humble self-reference.
例: 小子 (a humble term for oneself), 小东儿 (little host).
动 [Verb]
1. 轻视，小看: to look down upon or underestimate.
例: 小不起 (cannot underestimate), 小瞧 (to despise or belittle).
dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority
little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
(in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character
lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison
be timid and overcautious / be cautious and meticulous / strain at a gnat / timorous and punctilious
punk / hoodlum / hooligan / rowdy / bodgie / petty crook / little robber / young blackguard / young rascal / delinquent
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Input Method for 小
Pinyin
xiao3
Wubi
ihty
Cangjie
nc
Zhengma
ko
Four Corner
90000
Unicode
U+5c0f
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category