Read Edit View history 小 xiǎo HSK1 small Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts three small dots, representing the meaning "small". Originally the same character as 少. The small dots possibly represent grains of sand (沙). Pinyin Separate values with commas xiǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 小 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 484, 773 ], [ 501, 765 ], [ 533, 730 ], [ 525, 545 ], [ 532, 191 ], [ 528, 90 ], [ 510, 54 ], [ 459, 68 ], [ 358, 112 ] ], [ [ 280, 476 ], [ 254, 405 ], [ 170, 274 ] ], [ [ 709, 494 ], [ 800, 425 ], [ 848, 380 ], [ 866, 353 ], [ 879, 311 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 499 695 Q 503 661 501 132 Q 500 110 488 101 Q 478 92 448 100 Q 414 107 383 113 Q 347 123 351 112 Q 352 105 375 91 Q 456 42 479 10 Q 504 -26 523 -25 Q 538 -26 552 11 Q 568 57 564 133 Q 531 583 572 723 Q 590 754 532 778 Q 498 797 477 789 Q 459 782 475 759 Q 497 731 499 695 Z", "M 266 475 Q 223 408 170 349 Q 160 339 155 320 Q 148 292 154 273 Q 158 251 185 261 Q 213 274 237 308 Q 273 357 284 404 Q 297 441 293 470 Q 289 480 283 484 Q 273 484 266 475 Z", "M 706 472 Q 769 411 842 323 Q 860 299 878 293 Q 888 292 897 303 Q 913 318 900 370 Q 887 431 709 508 Q 699 515 696 500 Q 695 484 706 472 Z" ] } 3 strokes 小 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 475, 778 ], [ 534, 727 ], [ 530, 97 ], [ 505, 25 ], [ 359, 112 ] ], [ [ 237, 490 ], [ 266, 451 ], [ 267, 406 ], [ 132, 188 ] ], [ [ 703, 501 ], [ 851, 376 ], [ 881, 298 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M499,695C500,673 502,485 501,132C500,118 495,108 488,101C481,96 468,96 448,100C425,106 403,109 383,113C358,119 348,120 351,112C352,108 359,101 375,91C429,59 452,38 479,10C499,-11 510,-25 523,-25C533,-25 543,-13 552,11C563,42 567,83 564,133C542,434 540,632 572,723C579,746 569,761 532,778C508,789 491,795 477,789C465,785 463,774 475,759C489,740 496,719 499,695Z", "M227,467C229,445 230,422 221,382C209,339 192,302 160,247C113,172 114,152 180,220C236,281 262,327 278,355C309,414 333,423 308,453C292,473 275,483 260,492C245,501 224,496 227,467Z", "M706,472C747,431 793,383 842,323C854,308 865,297 878,293C884,292 890,297 897,303C907,314 908,336 900,370C890,411 827,456 709,508C701,512 697,511 696,500C694,490 698,480 706,472Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.