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Character Decomposition
小=亅+八
Etymology
Dividing 八 by a line 亅
Meanings
small
tiny
few
young
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Words with 小 1582 total
large and small · size · adults and children · consideration of seniority · at any rate大小dà xiǎoaffiliated elementary school附小fù xiǎofrom childhood; from a young age从小cóng xiǎowife and children · wife家小jiā xiǎoshort and small · low and small · undersized矮小ǎi xiǎothe old and the young · the youngest member of the family老小lǎo xiǎopetite · delicate · dainty娇小jiāo xiǎo
Idioms with 小 154 total
(of a small business) to have very little capital and very modest profits本小利微běn xiǎo lì wēito not bother about trifles (idiom)不拘小节bù jū xiǎo jiénot be without some advantage · be of some help不无小补bù wú xiǎo bǔalthough small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) · apparently insignificant details can have a large impact · for want of a nail the battle was lost秤砣虽小压千斤chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīnlit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly · concerned with petty interests · selfish and uncaring of the interests of others · bean counter打小算盘dǎ xiǎo suàn pán(idiom) to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability; a waste of talent大材小用dà cái xiǎo yòng