The story of 少

less, young

少 depicts four tiny little grains, such small quantity cannot feed even one person. Both 少 and 小 share the same origin, but 少 specifically means youth(smallness in age) or less(smallness in quantity).

Vocabulary of 少

  • 少年 (youngster)
  • 少女 (young girl)
  • 多少 (how many
  • how much
  • somewhat)

Classification

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