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Animated Stroke Order 小
Stroke Order Diagrams 小
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HSK Vocabulary: 小
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 小 is used in context
1
xià下
yǔ雨
lù路
huá滑
，
qǐng请
xiǎo小
xīn心
xíng行
zǒu走
。
The road is slippery when it rains, please walk carefully.
2
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
shuì睡
qián前
dú读
yì一
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
I like to read a novel before going to bed.
3
nà那
ge个
xiǎo小
hái孩
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
wán玩
shuǎ耍
。
That child is playing in the park.
4
zhè这
wèi位
xiǎo小
jiě姐
shì是
wǒ我
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
。
This young lady is my friend.
5
xiǎo小
jiě姐
，
qǐng请
wèn问
xǐ洗
shǒu手
jiān间
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
？
Miss, could you tell me where the restroom is?
6
nà那
wèi位
xiǎo小
jiě姐
yōu优
yǎ雅
dì地
zǒu走
jìn进
cān餐
tīng厅
，
xī吸
yǐn引
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
de的
mù目
guāng光
。
The young lady walked into the restaurant gracefully, catching everyone's attention.
7
wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
xué学
xí习
yī一
xiǎo小
shí时
。
I study for one hour every day.
8
cóng从
jiā家
dào到
xué学
xiào校
xū需
yào要
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
。
It takes half an hour to get from home to school.
9
tā他
huā花
le了
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
cái才
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
。
He spent several hours completing this report.
10
xiǎo小
xīn心
！
Be careful!
Information
Traditional小
Radical小
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#113
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Components—
UnicodeU+5C0F
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality