Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "少"

The character "少" has 4 strokes. Its radical is "小". View the introduction of "少"

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "少"

adj.: few; little; scanty; meagre; young

v.: be short of; lack; be not enough; owe; be missing; lose; stop; cut out

adv.: a short/little while; a moment

n.: son of a rich family; young master; children

Form words with "少"

经水涩少 scanty menstruation

月经过少 hypomenorrhea; oligomenorrhea; scanty menstruation; spanomenorrhea; scanty menstrual flow

Example phrases using "少"

• 他要价九块钱一公斤，少了就不卖。

  He wouldn’t take less than 9 yuan for a kilo.

• 不论是老还是少，我们一律公平相待。

  Old or young, we’ll treat fairly.

• 练毛笔字，描摹临帖不可少。

  In practising Chinese calligraphy, one should trace and emulate characters written by famous calligraphers.

• 节假日少，而且间隔太久。

  Holidays are few and far between.

• 这条道路上车辆很多/少。

  There is heavy/little traffic on this road.

• 平时多流汗，战时少流血。

  Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in war.

• 这东西少一分钱也不卖。

  I won’t sell it for a cent less.

• 我还少你三个月的房租。

  I still owe you three months’rent.

• 少喝点儿水，免得起夜。

  Don’t drink so much, or you’ll have to get up during the night.

• 出席典礼的人很多/少。

  The ceremony was well/poorly attended.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.