shāo

somewhat; a little

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

请您稍等。

Please wait a moment.

他比我稍高一点儿。

He is a little taller than me.