少

Alternative forms

 * Note that in Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese , the middle stroke of the top component  is written  with a hook whereas in modern Chinese scripts the middle stroke is written  with no downward hook.

Glyph origin
– four dots; few; little. Phonetically borrowed from, which is depicted by three dots.

Definitions

 * 1) few; little in number; less; not many
 * 2) weak; inadequate; insufficient
 * 3) to lack; to be short of; to be deficient
 * 4) to reduce (the amount or extent); to weaken; to lose; to stop; to cease
 * 5)  to despise; to look down; to belittle
 * 6) slightly; moderately; a little; a bit
 * 7) seldom; rarely; infrequently
 * 8) in a little while; in a moment
 * 9)  slightly; somewhat
 * 10) 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌊)
 * 1)  to despise; to look down; to belittle
 * 2) slightly; moderately; a little; a bit
 * 3) seldom; rarely; infrequently
 * 4) in a little while; in a moment
 * 5)  slightly; somewhat
 * 6) 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌊)
 * 1) in a little while; in a moment
 * 2)  slightly; somewhat
 * 3) 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌊)
 * 1) 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌊)
 * 1) 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌊)
 * 1) 5th tetragram of the Taixuanjing (𝌊)

Definitions

 * 1) young; youthful; juvenile
 * 2) later in a sequence; younger; youngest
 * 3) childhood; youth; young period
 * 4) young man; youngster; junior
 * 5)  deputy; assistant
 * 6)  young master of a rich family
 * 1)  deputy; assistant
 * 2)  young master of a rich family

Kanji

 * 1) a little