Read Edit View history 少 shǎoshào HSK1 few Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts four dots, representing the meaning "few". Originally the same character as 小. The small dots possibly represent grains of sand (沙). Pinyin Separate values with commas shǎo ×shao ×shào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 少 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 470, 791 ], [ 489, 781 ], [ 518, 745 ], [ 505, 478 ], [ 509, 346 ] ], [ [ 305, 582 ], [ 287, 502 ], [ 227, 374 ] ], [ [ 698, 608 ], [ 798, 540 ], [ 821, 514 ], [ 841, 466 ] ], [ [ 662, 471 ], [ 678, 436 ], [ 679, 417 ], [ 605, 284 ], [ 513, 172 ], [ 439, 107 ], [ 375, 64 ], [ 270, 8 ], [ 179, -27 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 460 783 Q 502 714 482 443 Q 473 374 489 351 Q 489 348 492 344 Q 502 326 519 336 Q 529 345 531 420 Q 522 519 543 673 Q 544 704 564 743 Q 571 753 558 768 Q 501 816 468 804 Q 453 800 460 783 Z", "M 292 583 Q 261 510 217 446 Q 193 406 212 371 Q 219 350 244 364 Q 269 382 286 417 Q 314 469 319 517 Q 326 554 318 582 Q 314 592 306 593 Q 296 592 292 583 Z", "M 698 588 Q 747 542 807 475 Q 823 454 840 449 Q 849 448 857 459 Q 870 472 857 519 Q 848 561 773 593 Q 725 612 699 620 Q 689 626 687 613 Q 687 598 698 588 Z", "M 643 470 Q 625 293 421 130 Q 405 120 388 107 Q 325 58 176 -19 Q 166 -26 172 -31 Q 181 -35 195 -33 Q 292 -11 382 38 Q 538 117 674 338 Q 698 374 726 407 Q 738 416 734 430 Q 728 443 696 471 Q 674 490 661 490 Q 645 489 643 470 Z" ] } 4 strokes 少 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 463, 799 ], [ 521, 737 ], [ 504, 334 ] ], [ [ 307, 590 ], [ 218, 365 ] ], [ [ 693, 614 ], [ 812, 526 ], [ 855, 460 ] ], [ [ 655, 482 ], [ 684, 422 ], [ 519, 180 ], [ 367, 58 ], [ 174, -25 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M460,783C486,738 497,624 482,443C478,397 480,369 489,351C501,326 517,318 529,355C533,370 537,392 537,420C536,498 536,571 549,673C551,694 556,717 564,741C566,750 562,760 554,768C516,802 490,812 468,804C458,801 453,795 460,783Z", "M292,583C271,535 245,490 217,446C200,420 200,397 212,371C218,359 227,354 244,364C261,376 274,394 286,417C304,452 314,486 319,517C322,542 324,565 318,582C311,602 295,592 292,583Z", "M698,588C730,558 767,521 807,475C818,462 828,452 840,449C845,448 851,453 857,459C865,469 864,488 857,519C850,547 823,573 773,593C741,607 715,614 699,620C691,623 687,622 687,613C686,603 690,595 698,588Z", "M643,470C631,352 550,238 425,130C363,78 274,34 176,-19C168,-22 167,-28 172,-31C177,-34 185,-35 195,-33C259,-19 321,7 382,38C485,92 582,192 674,338C689,363 706,387 726,407C732,415 737,421 734,430C730,439 717,453 696,471C681,484 669,491 661,490C650,490 644,483 643,470Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss 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.