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小 xiǎo — “small”
How to write and say the Chinese character 小 (xiǎo), which means small — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Me & my body.
Pinyin · 拼音 xiǎo
Meaning · 意思 small
Strokes · 笔画 3
Radical · 部首 小 (small)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
小 is written with 3 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
The mirror of 大 (big): 小 is small — a neat pair of opposites.
A common word常用词
大小
size
Example sentence例句
小鸟在树上唱歌。
A little bird is singing up in the tree.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.