懂中文 Dong Chinese

稍

shāo, shào

little

Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components
禾 meaning component

禾  Meaning component

hé

  

grain stalk

肖 sound component

肖  Sound component

xiào, xiāo

  

look like

Evolution

稍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
稍 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
稍 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
稍 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
稍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

稍  

shāo

little, slightly; rather; somewhat; a little

稍  

shào

see 稍息[shào​xī]

Most common words with 稍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

稍

somewhat

稍微

a little bit

稍后

in a moment

稍稍

somewhat

稍息

Taiwan pr. [shāo​xī]

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

潲

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

潲