xiǎo small; young


Made with 3 strokes.
Division of a small object indicating smallness
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Different tone

xiào (smile) ; xiào (filial piety or obedience) ; xiào (school) ; xiào (effect)

Radical

Index 42 used in: dāng (to be) ; jīng (capital) ; shàng (still) ; shǎo (less) ; sūn (grandson)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 小
Stroke order for character 小, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license

People

邓小平 Deng Xiaoping

Proverbs

雷声大,雨点小 léi shēng dà, yǔ diǎn xiǎo Overly portentous. Reality does not match expectations
麻雀虽小,五脏俱全 má què suī xiǎo, wǔ zàng jù quán A person is a person regardless of size. Complete in every detail
小洞不补,大洞吃苦 xiǎo dòng bù bǔ, dà dòng chī kǔ Do not put off taking action to put things right
小题大作 xiǎo tí dà zuò Procrastination and exaggeration
大材小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng Wasting talent on trivial things. Using someone talented for a menial task
贪小失大 tān xiǎo shī dà Paying attention to the unimportant details not the big picture. Concentration on trivia.

Phrases

xiǎo jiě Miss