小 xiǎo

small; tiny; few; young

HSK 13 strokes

Stroke order animation

小 · 3 strokes

3 strokes

Each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

Ideograph⿻亅八

Dividing 八 by a line 亅

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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xiǎo shíhour

xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school

xiǎo péng yǒuchild

xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student

cóng xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age

xiǎo shí houin one's childhood

xiǎo hái rerhua variant of 小孩[xiao3 hai2]

dà xiǎolarge and small

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