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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 小

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 小

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Pinyin xiǎo

Radical

小

Strokes

Definition

small / tiny / few / young

Usage

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小史 xiǎo shǐ

historiette

小叶 xiǎo yè

leaflet / foliole / lobule / trabecula / frondlet

小吃 xiǎo chī

snack / refreshments / CL:家[jia1]

小吏 xiǎo lì

beadle

小厮 xiǎo sī

Xiao Si

小朋友 xiǎo péng yǒu

child / CL:個|个[ge4]

小作坊 xiǎo zuō fang

individual workshop

小型 xiǎo xíng

small scale / small size

小声 xiǎo shēng

in a low voice / (speak) in whispers

大小 dà xiǎo

dimension / magnitude / size / measurement / large and small / at any rate / adults and children / consideration of seniority

太小 tài xiǎo

too small

小时 xiǎo shí

hour / CL:個|个[ge4]

小妹 xiǎo mèi

little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)

妻小 qī xiǎo

wife and children

小姑 xiǎo gū

husband's younger sister / sister-in-law

娇小 jiāo xiǎo

petite / delicate / dainty

小媳妇 xiǎo xí fu

young married woman / mistress / (fig.) punching bag / (old) child bride

小子 xiǎo zi

(coll.) boy / (derog.) joker / guy / (despicable) fellow

小孔 xiǎo kǒng

ostiole / micropore / stoma / foraminule

无名小卒 wú míng xiǎo zú

insignificant soldier (idiom) / a nobody / nonentity

小卒 xiǎo zú

foot soldier / minor figure / a nobody / (chess) pawn

小字 xiǎo zì

small character

小学 xiǎo xué

elementary school / primary school / CL:個|个[ge4]

小孩子 xiǎo hái zi

child

小孩 xiǎo hái

child / CL:個|个[ge4]

小女孩 xiǎo nǚ hái

lassock

小孩儿 xiǎo hái r

erhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]

小将 xiǎo jiàng

(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)

小说 xiǎo shuō

novel / fiction / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

小心 xiǎo xīn

to be careful / to take care

小组 xiǎo zǔ

group

小小的 xiǎo xiǎo de

teeny-weeny

小麦 xiǎo mài

wheat / CL:粒[li4]

小人 xiǎo rén

person of low social status (old) / I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself) / nasty person / vile character

缩小 suō xiǎo

to reduce / to decrease / to shrink

最小 zuì xiǎo

minimum / minimality / least

小弟 xiǎo dì

little brother / I, your little brother (humble)

一小 yī xiǎo

one small

不小 bù xiǎo

not small

小小 xiǎo xiǎo

very small / very few / very minor

小屋 xiǎo wū

cabin / lodge / cottage / chalet / hut / shed

小岛 xiǎo dǎo

isle

小崽子 xiǎo zǎi zi

Bastard

小巧 xiǎo qiǎo

small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty

小巧玲珑 xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng

dainty and delicate / exquisite

小巫见大巫 xiǎo wū jiàn dà wū

lit. minor magician in the presence of a great one (idiom) / fig. to pale into insignificance by comparison

小帽 xiǎo mào

skullcap / a kind of skullcap

小幅 xiǎo fú

small amplitude / slightly

幼小 yòu xiǎo

young / immature

店小二 diàn xiǎo èr

(old) (in a tavern or inn etc) waiter / attendant

小店 xiǎo diàn

small store

小张 xiǎo zhāng

Xiao Zhang

弱小 ruò xiǎo

small and weak / puny / the small and weak / children / women and children

小径 xiǎo jìng

alley

小口径 xiǎo kǒu jìng

small-bore / minor-caliber

很小 hěn xiǎo

tiny / wee / very small

微小 wēi xiǎo

minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal

胆小怕事 dǎn xiǎo pà shì

timid and overcautious

大惊小怪 dà jīng xiǎo guài

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn

(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful

小心谨慎 xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn

cautious and timid (idiom); prudent / careful

谨小慎微 jǐn xiǎo shèn wēi

be timid and overcautious / be cautious and meticulous / strain at a gnat / timorous and punctilious

一小撮 yī xiǎo cuō

handful (of)

小拇指 xiǎo mǔ zhǐ

little finger / pinkie

不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié

to not bother about trifles (idiom)

减小 jiǎn xiǎo

to reduce / to decrease / to diminish

小册子 xiǎo cè zi

booklet / pamphlet / leaflet / information sheet / menu / CL:本[ben3]

小摊 xiǎo tān

vendor's stall

小旦 xiǎo dàn

Xiao Dan

小暑 Xiǎo shǔ

Xiaoshu or Lesser Heat, 11th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd July

小村 xiǎo cūn

hamlet / dorp

血小板 xuè xiǎo bǎn

blood platelet

小枣 xiǎo zǎo

Jujube

小檗 xiǎo bò

amur barberry root and branchlet

小事一桩 xiǎo shì yī zhuāng

trivial matter / a piece of cake

小棚 xiǎo péng

Shed

蝇头小楷 yíng tóu xiǎo kǎi

Teeny lower case

小偷 xiǎo tōu

thief

侦探小说 zhēn tàn xiǎo shuō

detective novel / detective fiction

小时候 xiǎo shí hou

in one's childhood

小流氓 xiǎo liú máng

punk / hoodlum / hooligan / rowdy / bodgie / petty crook / little robber / young blackguard / young rascal / delinquent

小汽车 xiǎo qì chē

compact car

渺小 miǎo xiǎo

minute / tiny / negligible / insignificant

小灶 xiǎo zào

mess hall for high-ranking cadres / (fig.) special treatment / cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]

小炒 xiǎo chǎo

stir-fry dish cooked in a small wok, meaning the food is prepared with special care

武侠小说 wǔ xiá xiǎo shuō

a martial arts (wuxia) novel

中小企业 zhōng xiǎo qǐ yè

small and medium enterprise

小企业 xiǎo qǐ yè

small enterprise

小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi

young man / young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4]

小伙 xiǎo huǒ

young guy / lad / youngster / CL:個|个[ge4]

小爬虫 xiǎo pá chóng

Little crawler

小牛 xiǎo niú

calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini

小牛犊 xiǎo niú dú

veal

狭小 xiá xiǎo

narrow

两小无猜 liǎng xiǎo wú cāi

innocent playmates

娇小玲珑 jiāo xiǎo líng lóng

dainty and cute / delicate and exquisite / petite and dainty

小儿麻痹症 xiǎo ér má bì zhèng

poliomyelitis / infantile paralysis

小儿麻痹 xiǎo ér má bì

polio (poliomyelitis)

瘦小 shòu xiǎo

slightly-built / petite

小瞧 xiǎo qiáo

(coll.) to look down on / to underestimate

How to write 小

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Stroke by Stroke: 小 Writing Order

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Free Printable 小 Handwriting Practice Worksheets

Meaning of 小

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