稍

Character

稍 shāo · shào

HSK 5Character2 readings

a little; slightly (as in 稍微)

Radical: 禾
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 禾肖
Traditional: 稍
Frequency: #1720 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

shāoMain reading shàoRare reading

shāo

shao1Main readingHSK 5

a little; slightly (as in 稍微)
wait a moment (as in 稍等)

Examples

请稍等一下。
qǐng shāo děng yí xià
Please wait a moment.
AI-generated sentence
这个稍微贵了一点。
zhè ge shāo wēi guì le yì diǎn
This one is a little expensive.
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Words that use “稍” as shāo

稍微shāo wēia littleWordHSK 5 稍候shāo hòuto wait for a short momentWordHSK 7–9 稍后shāo hòua short time laterWordHSK 7–9 稍稍shāo shāoa littleWordHSK 7–9 稍嫌shāo xiánmore than one would wishWord 稍异shāo yìdiffering slightlyWord 稍早shāo zǎoa little earlyWord 稍等shāo děngto wait a momentWord

shào

shao4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shāo.

used in 稍息 (shào xī) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “稍” as shào

稍息shào xī(military) Stand at ease!Word

Stroke order

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Same radical 禾

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种zhǒng 種zhǒng 科kē 称chēng 稱chēng 程chéng 穫huò 积jī 積jī 移yí 秘mì 秀xiù

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