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Character Decomposition
少=小+丿
Etymology
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
Meanings2 pronunciations
shǎo
few
less
to lack
to be missing
to stop (doing sth)
seldom
shào
young
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Words with 少 359 total
young thug · malicious young ruffian恶少è shàoto be short of the full amount短少duǎn shǎo(derog.) young man from a wealthy family阔少kuò shàomany; quite a few; a good number of不少bù shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower减少jiǎn shǎoyoung · junior年少nián shàolack · shortage of · shortfall · to be short (of) · to lack缺少quē shǎoyoung and pretty · pretty girl少艾shào ài