懂中文 Dong Chinese

幺

me, yāo

tiny

Pictograph of a twisted thread.

Evolution

幺 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
幺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
幺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

么 (幺) 

yāo

one; tiny, small

幺 (么) 

yāo

youngest; most junior; tiny; one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military); one or ace on dice or dominoes; variant of 吆[yāo], to shout

幺 (么) 

Yāo

surname Yao

Most common words with 幺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

幺

youngest

老幺

youngest

幺麽小丑

insignificant wretch

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (2 verified)

麼 幼 幻 胤

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

幼 吆

Iconic component in 4 characters (4 verified)

後 樂 奚 𢆶