幺

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/幺

Descendants

 * ㄠ (Zhuyin alphabet)

Glyph origin
. Depiction of a silk thread. Compare.

Definitions

 * 1) tiny; minute
 * 2) youngest
 * 3)  one
 * 4) one
 * 5) ace; one on dice or dominoes
 * 6)  related to number 1
 * 7)  yocto- SI unit prefix
 * 1)  related to number 1
 * 2)  yocto- SI unit prefix
 * 1)  yocto- SI unit prefix
 * 1)  yocto- SI unit prefix

Usage notes

 * is used instead of 幺 in mahjong and as a surname.  says '幺' and '么' are different characters.

Kanji

 * 1) small

Usage notes

 * As a radical it is generally referred to as.
 * The variant form 么 is often used in mahjong terms.