小括号 xiǎokuòhào parentheses Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 小 xiǎo adjective small small; tiny; few; minor; in area, volume, quantity, or power, being less than average or less than the object of comparison; opposite of 大 dà括号 括號 kuòhào noun brackets brackets; parentheses; braces; used in math to group terms or in writing to provide supplemental information