小
小
“small”
Radical: 小
Strokes: 3
Level: HSK 1
How 小 is built — overlaid / crossed
Origin
Dividing 八 by a line 亅
Words with 小
小姐 xiǎojiě — Miss
小时 xiǎoshí — hour
小心 xiǎoxīn — to be careful
小说 xiǎo shuō — novel
胆小鬼 dǎn xiǎo guǐ — coward
缩小 suō xiǎo — reduce
小吃 xiǎo chī — snack
小伙子 xiǎo huǒ zi — lad
小麦 xiǎo mài — wheat
小偷 xiǎo tōu — thief
渺小 miǎo xiǎo — minute
小气 xiǎo qi — stingy
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