Character

稍

shāo HSK 4

稍 shāo HSK 4

1. slightly; a little
2. a surname

Words using 稍 as shāo (3)

1 稍微 shāo wēi — slightly HSK 4
- 稍 slightly, a little
- 微 tiny, minute (emphasizing minimal degree)
Example

这道菜稍微有点咸。

zhè dào cài shāo wēi yǒu diǎn xián

This dish is slightly salty.
2 稍后 shāo hòu — in a moment HSK 7
- 稍 slightly, a bit (indicates a short amount of time)
- 后 later, after (indicates future time)
Example

我稍后给你打电话。

wǒ shāo hòu gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà

I'll call you in a moment.
3 稍稍 shāo shāo — slightly HSK 7
- 稍 slightly, a little
- 稍 slightly, a little (reduplication for emphasis)
Example

他的身体稍稍好转了。

tā de shēn tǐ shāo shāo hǎo zhuǎn le

His health has improved slightly.

Structure & writing

稍 shāo — slightly; a little

稍 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant

禾 is a component in 37 characters

HSK 1

和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)

HSK 4

乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little

HSK 5

私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government

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稳 wěn stable; steady

HSK 6

委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.

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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

HSK 7

秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean

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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)

2 肖 xiào — to resemble, to look like

肖 is a component in 12 characters

HSK 4

消 xiāo to gradually diminish until gone; to vanish 稍 shāo slightly; a little

HSK 5

悄 qiāo quiet, silent; (of actions) done without others knowing 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid

HSK 6

宵 xiāo night

HSK 7

俏 qiào handsome; good-looking; nimble and graceful 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms 哨 shào to patrol, to scout 屑 xiè fragments; crumbs; scraps 峭 qiào steep and tall (of a mountain)

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捎 shāo to bring or pass along something incidentally 梢 shāo the thinner end of a strip-like object

Stroke order