Word and Radical Components of 小
The Chinese word 小 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.
| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 小 |
xiǎo |
1. small, tiny, little |
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小孩 - child |
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Antonyms: 大 |
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2. minor, petty |
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3. briefly, for a short while |
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小憩 - brief rest |
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4. slightly, a little |
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5. young |
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小狗 - puppy |
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小貓 - kitten |
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小羊 - lamb |
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這 嬰兒 太 小 了，不 能 自己 吃 東西。 - The baby is too young to feed itself. |
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Antonyms: 老 |
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6. (the) youngest |
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小兒子 - youngest son |
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7. a young person; child, kid, baby |
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一家老小 - the entire family, old and young |
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8. Prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection (for young people, 老 for elder people). |
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For example, Someone called 李國寶／李国宝 can be called 小李. |
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9. (humble) my, our |
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小弟 - humble I |
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小女 - humble my daughter |
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小的 - humble I |
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10. Short for 小學 (gloss=primary school) |
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11. Used in the abbreviation of the name of a primary school. |
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12. 二Èr 小Xiǎo - No. 2 Primary School |
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13. Used with a number to indicate the level of primary education. |
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14. 小一 - P1 (first year in primary school) |
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15. (dialectal) concubine |
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16. (Cantonese, minced oath) A euphemism of gloss=to fuck. |
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小 你！ - Duck you! |
| xiǎo |
17. (chiefly Taiwan vulgar) Alternative form of 潲 (siâu), chiefly used in 三小. |
