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CHINESE CHARACTER

稍 (shāo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shāo
somewhat, slightly, a little; rather
HSK 412 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

禾

Primary radical

禾 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 稍.

禾 · 肖

Visible components

稍 is decomposed as ⿰禾肖.

STROKES · 12

Write 稍 in 12 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 稍

Examples using 稍

稍

请稍等一下。

Qǐng shāo děng yí xià。

Please wait a little while.

稍微

稍微随意一点。

Shāo wēi suí yì yì diǎn。

Let your hair down a little.

稍后

请您稍后再来好吗？

Qǐng nín shāo hòu zài lái hǎo ma？

Would you please come again later?

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FAQ

What does 稍 (shāo) mean in Chinese?

somewhat, slightly, a little; rather

How do you write 稍 in stroke order?

稍 has 12 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 稍?

禾 is the radical in 稍. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 稍?

稍 (shāo): somewhat; a little; 稍微 (shāowēi): a little bit; 稍后 (shāohòu): in a little while; shortly after.