稍
shāo
#1,371 most
frequent character
a little, a bit, trifle, somewhat
adverb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
稍 has 禾 grain as the meaning part and 肖 xiào as a loose sound part. It first meant the slow sprouting of a tiny grain seedling, then grew to small, little, and slightly; shāo keeps the original sense.
稍 as a component in other characters
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Example Sentences
我稍等一下。
wǒ shāoděng yīxià 。
I will wait a little bit.
她的中文稍微好一些。
tāde zhōngwén shāowēi hǎo yīxiē 。
Her Chinese is somewhat better.
请你稍微安静一点。
qǐng nǐ shāowēi ānjìng yīdiǎn 。
Please be a little quieter.
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