少
shǎo
few; little; less
Type: AdjectivesHSK 1
A pictograph of a few specks (like grains of sand). Over time it generalised to 'few, scarce'.
The opposite of 多 (many). It's also in the word 少年 (shàonián, youth, teenager). Formally, 少 can be used as a surname.
小xiǎosmall
丿piěcurved stroke
很少人。
Hěn shǎo rén.
Very few people.
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