少
shǎo
few; little; to lack
少 is pronounced shǎo and means “few”. It is written with 4 strokes.
Total Strokes4
Traditional少
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shǎo
Stroke 4/4
Stroke 4 of 4
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Total 4 strokes written in canonical standard order
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2
3
4
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Essential Vocabulary & Phrases with 少
很少hěn shǎo
very few
这里人很少。
Zhèlǐ rén hěn shǎo.
There are few people here.
不少bù shǎo
quite a few
今天来了不少人。
Jīntiān lái le bùshǎo rén.
Quite a few people came today.
少年shào nián
youth; teenager
少年们喜欢运动。
Shàoniánmen xǐhuan yùndòng.
Teenagers like sports.