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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *小* | 小* | *小
small / tiny / few / young
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *零* | 零* | *零
zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *山* | 山* | *山
mountain; hill (CL:) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
HSK 1
large and small / size / adults and children / consideration of seniority / at any rate
HSK 2
idea / opinion / meaning / wish / desire / interest / fun / token of appreciation, affection etc / CL: 個|个 / to give as a small token / to do sth as a gesture of goodwill etc
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *輕* | 輕* | *輕
light / easy / gentle / soft / reckless / unimportant / frivolous / small in number / unstressed / neutral / to disparage
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with ) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
HSK 2
small number / few / minority
HSK 2
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *區* | 區* | *區
area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *所* | 所* | *所
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to row a boat / rowing; boating / small boat
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卷* | 卷* | *卷
to roll up / roll / classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)
HSK 4
small scale / small size
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *些* | 些* | *些
classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several
HSK 4
short and small / low and small / undersized
HSK 4
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盒* | 盒* | *盒
small box / case
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *顆* | 顆* | *顆
classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鈴* | 鈴* | *鈴
(small) bell / CL: 隻|只
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *泉* | 泉* | *泉
spring (small stream) / mouth of a spring / coin (archaic)
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *籤* | 籤* | *籤
inscribed bamboo stick (used in divination, gambling, drawing lots etc) / small wood sliver / label / tag
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鎮* | 鎮* | *鎮
to press down / to calm / to subdue / to suppress / to guard / garrison / small town / to cool or chill (food or drinks)
HSK 6
baby / small child / doll
HSK 6
inn / small hotel
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枚* | 枚* | *枚
classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
stool / small seat
HSK 7-9
to retail / to sell individually or in small quantities
HSK 7-9
slight / light / trivial / to a small extent
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *粒* | 粒* | *粒
grain; granule; pellet; particle / classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) / (Tw) classifier for larger round objects (watermelon etc)
HSK 7-9
change (of money) / small change / pocket money
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盞* | 盞* | *盞
a small cup / classifier for lamps
HSK 7-9
firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL:
HSK 7-9
to show appreciation (by kind words, small gifts etc) / to comfort
HSK 7-9
extremely few / a small minority
HSK 7-9
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
HSK 7-9
to play a small role
HSK 7-9
virtually the same / differing only on small points
HSK 7-9
everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment
HSK 7-9
mound / small hill
HSK 7-9
to receive in no small measure
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *星* | 星* | *星
star / heavenly body / satellite / small amount
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *阮* | 阮* | *阮
surname Ruan / small state during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) located in the southeast of present-day Gansu Province
fair / market (in a public place) / small town
small / unimportant / (polite) my humble person
small dried shrimp
remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account)
small room opening off another; inner room / suite; apartment; flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom
small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps / (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么)
jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera / also called 京二胡
the smaller part or share of sth
large and small; of all sizes
suncake (small round cake made with flaky pastry and a maltose filling, originally from Taichung, Taiwan)
very small / very few / very minor
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瑟* | 瑟* | *瑟
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
small store
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *芮* | 芮* | *芮
small
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty
small side table / coffee table / teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
small and exquisite / delicate / fine (features) / compact / nifty
(pet name for a baby or small child)
inn; small hotel; hostel
trumpet / small size (clothes etc) / (coll.) a number one; a piss / (humble) our store / alternate account (for an Internet forum etc)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *岑* | 岑* | *岑
small hill
bag or purse etc / small bump or pimple / hillock
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *葉* | 葉* | *葉
leaf / page / lobe / (historical) period / classifier for small boats
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雀* | 雀* | *雀
(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
fur / down (soft fur) / villi capillary (in the small intestine)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扁* | 扁* | *扁
(bound form) small
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錚* | 錚* | *錚
clang of metals / small gong
small and medium enterprise
minute (i.e. extremely small) / infinitesimal
small craftsman (contemptuous) / clatter (e.g. of footsteps) / jumbled mass / press of bodies / tumult
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缽* | 缽* | *缽
small earthenware plate or basin / a monk's alms bowl / Sanskrit paatra
individual (shareholder) / the small investor
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *絡* | 絡* | *絡
small net
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *閨* | 閨* | *閨
small arched door / boudoir; lady's chamber / (fig.) women
small truck; light truck
insect or insect-like small creature (literary) / base person (used as a curse word)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *几* | 几* | *几
small table
to disintegrate / to shatter into small pieces
small town
small crack / chink
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *塢* | 塢* | *塢
(bound form) low area within a surrounding barrier / (literary) small castle; fort
servo (small electric motor) / computer server
appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟
waist / small of the back
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烀* | 烀* | *烀
to cook in a small quantity of water
business profit / auspicious / lucky / small sum of money offered on festive days
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *篆* | 篆* | *篆
seal (of office) / seal script (a calligraphic style) / the small seal 小篆 and great seal 大篆 / writing in seal script
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *艇* | 艇* | *艇
vessel / small ship
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鏘* | 鏘* | *鏘
tinkling of small bells
Tom Thumb (small person in folk tales)
to pollute (often fig.) / to be infected by / to gain a small advantage
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鳶* | 鳶* | *鳶
kite (small hawk)
town headman / mayor (of small town or village) / bailiff
goat / (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
a small amount of money
small figure / small amount / the part of a number to the right of the decimal point (or radix point) / fractional part of a number / number between 0 and 1 / decimal fraction

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