少
shǎo
few, little, less
Represents small quantities, scarcity, and reduction. Essential for expressing limited amounts and comparisons.
Compound Words
📊 Total Compounds: 12 Click column headers to sort
| Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 少数 | shǎoshù | minority, few minoría / pocos | few + number = small quantity |
| 少年 | shàonián | youth, teenager joven / adolescente | few + year = young age |
| 少女 | shàonǚ | young girl chica joven | few + woman = young female |
| 少量 | shǎoliàng | small amount pequeña cantidad | few + measure = limited quantity |
| 少见 | shǎojiàn | rare, seldom seen raro / poco común | few + see = rarely observed |
| 少许 | shǎoxǔ | a little, a few un poco / unos pocos | few + allow = small permission |
| 少于 | shǎoyú | less than menos que | few + than = smaller comparison |
| 少校 | shàoxiào | major (military rank) mayor (rango militar) | young + school = junior officer |
| 少将 | shàojiàng | major general general de brigada | young + general = junior general |
| 少不了 | shǎobùliǎo | indispensable, cannot do without indispensable / no se puede prescindir | few + not + complete = essential item |
| 少数民族 | shǎoshùmínzú | ethnic minority minoría étnica | few number + people + family = minority group |
| 少有 | shǎoyǒu | rare, few raro / escaso | few + have = scarce possession |
少数 shǎoshù
English: minority, few
Español: minoría / pocos
💡 few + number = small quantity
少年 shàonián
English: youth, teenager
Español: joven / adolescente
💡 few + year = young age
少女 shàonǚ
English: young girl
Español: chica joven
💡 few + woman = young female
少量 shǎoliàng
English: small amount
Español: pequeña cantidad
💡 few + measure = limited quantity
少见 shǎojiàn
English: rare, seldom seen
Español: raro / poco común
💡 few + see = rarely observed
少许 shǎoxǔ
English: a little, a few
Español: un poco / unos pocos
💡 few + allow = small permission
少于 shǎoyú
English: less than
Español: menos que
💡 few + than = smaller comparison
少校 shàoxiào
English: major (military rank)
Español: mayor (rango militar)
💡 young + school = junior officer
少将 shàojiàng
English: major general
Español: general de brigada
💡 young + general = junior general
少不了 shǎobùliǎo
English: indispensable, cannot do without
Español: indispensable / no se puede prescindir
💡 few + not + complete = essential item
少数民族 shǎoshùmínzú
English: ethnic minority
Español: minoría étnica
💡 few number + people + family = minority group
少有 shǎoyǒu
English: rare, few
Español: raro / escaso
💡 few + have = scarce possession