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xiǎo — “small”

How to write and say the Chinese character (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 (small)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

xiǎo

size

Example sentence例句

xiǎoniǎozàishùshàngchàng

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.