时间: 2025-05-01 07:12:39
发音:shǎo is pronounced with a rising tone, similar to the English word 'show' but with a shorter duration.
他只有少量的钱。(Tā zhǐ yǒu shǎo liàng de qián.) - He only has a small amount of money.
少年儿童是祖国的未来。(Shàonián értóng shì zǔguó de wèilái.) - The youth and children are the future of the motherland.
他很少来这里。(Tā hěn shǎo lái zhèlǐ.) - He rarely comes here.
我们缺少人手。(Wǒmen quēshǎo rénshǒu.) - We are short of manpower.
减少浪费是必要的。(Jiǎnshǎo làngfèi shì bìyào de.) - It is necessary to reduce waste.
字源:The character 少 (shǎo) originates from the ancient oracle bone script, where it was depicted as a hand holding a few grains of rice, indicating a small quantity.
演变:Over time, the character evolved to its current form, with the hand and rice elements simplified and combined into a single character.
Think of a small child holding a few grains of rice, representing a small amount or number.
The character 少 (shǎo) can be broken down into the components '小' (small) and '丿' (a stroke representing a hand), indicating a small quantity.