小 xiǎo

1. xiǎo adjective small; tiny
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Scale
   Notes: The opposite of 大 large; adjectives of size, such as 小, must precede adjectives of shape. For example, 小方桌 'small square table' (Guoyu '小' adj; Kroll 2015 '小' 1, p. 502; Sun 2006, loc. 1766; Unihan '小'; XHZD '小' 1, p. 824).
2. xiǎo noun Kangxi radical 42
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '小' n 4)
3. xiǎo adjective brief
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Describing a short period of time (XHZD '小' 2, p. 825)
4. xiǎo adjective small in amount
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Describing a quantity (Kroll 2015 '小' 1a, p. 502; XHZD '小' 3, p. 825)
5. xiǎo adverb less than; nearly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '小' adv; XHZD '小' 4, p. 825)
6. xiǎo adjective insignificant
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Describing importance (Kroll 2015 '小' 1b, p. 502)
7. xiǎo adjective small in ability
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Describing ability to drink, eat, or perform tasks (Kroll 2015 '小' 1d, p. 502)
8. xiǎo verb to shrink
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '小' 2, p. 502)
9. xiǎo verb to slight; to belittle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '小' v; Kroll 2015 '小' 2a, p. 502)
10. xiǎo noun evil-doer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 坏人 (Guoyu '小' n 1)
11. xiǎo noun a child
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 小孩 (Guoyu '小' n 2)
12. xiǎo noun concubine
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 妾 (Guoyu '小' n 3)
13. xiǎo adjective young
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '小' adj; Kroll 2015 '小' 1c, p. 502)
14. xiǎo prefix indicates lack of seniority or brief tenure
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In this use, 小 is a 指小 'diminutive' venacular prefix used with a noun or person's surname to indicate familiarity (Guoyu '小' particle; Kroll 2015 '小' 1c, p. 502; Sun 2006, loc. 691).

Contained in

• 胆小如鼠(膽小如鼠) chicken-hearted ; gutless
• 小白 novice; greenhorn; fool; idiot; Abbreviation for 小白臉|小白脸, pretty boy ; pretty boy
• 小脑(小腦) cerebellum (part of the brain)
• 小三度 minor third (musical interval)
• 小组(小組) a group
• 小型柜橱(小型櫃櫥) cabinet
• 大人不记小人过(大人不記小人過) a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
• 小摊儿(小攤兒) vendor's stall
• 慎小谨微(慎小謹微) cautious of minor details and subtle points
• 贪小失大(貪小失大) penny wise and pound foolish
• 小洞不堵沉大船 A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
• 小淘气(小淘氣) ascal ; 1. Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero
• 小娃 child
• 小马(小馬) colt; pony
• 三小 (vulgar) what the hell?
• 小便斗 urinal
• 小道 bypath; trail ; bribery as a means of achieving a goal ; minor arts
• 小丑 a clown
• 红腿小隼(紅腿小隼) collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
• 嘎嘎小姐 Lady Gaga
• 小吏 a minor official
• 小计(小計) subtotal
• 小手小脚(小手小腳) mean; stingy; to be lacking in boldness; timid
• 小篆 Small Seal Script
• 小红萝卜(小紅蘿蔔) summer radish (the small red kind)
• 矮小 short and small; low and small; undersized ; too small
• 小金库(小金庫) supplementary cash reserve; private fund; private hoard; slush fund
• 小楷 small regular script
• 贪小便宜(貪小便宜) to conspire for the sake of a small advantage
• 督察小组(督察小組) supervisory group
• 小菜 dish
• 小镇(小鎮) small town; village
• 三陪小姐 female escort; bar girl
• 君子坦荡荡，小人长戚戚(君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚) good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked
• 小人书(小人書) children's picture story book
• 大小姐 eldest daughter of an affluent family; (polite) your daughter; bossy or indulged young woman
• 大才小用 making little use of great talent; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
• 小波 wavelet
• 胃小凹 gastric pits
• 小抄儿(小抄兒) cheat sheet
• 小抄 cheat sheet; crib sheet
• 小额(小額) decimal digits of a sum of money
• 小调(小調) xiaodiao ; minor key
• 世界小姐选美(世界小姐選美) Miss World Beauty Pageant
• 穿小鞋 to make somebody wear tight shoes; to make life difficult for sb

Also contained in

小鹰 、 美体小铺 、 小雁塔 、 小孩堤防 、 小昊 、 小戴礼记

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Truncated for common words

• 《歷書》 Calendars Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 153
• 卷十三 志第三 歷下 Volume 13 Treatises 3: Calendar 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 96
• 卷107下 律曆志三下 Volume 107b Treatise 3: Treatise on Music and Calendars 2 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 75
• 卷107上 律曆志三上 Volume 107a Treatise 3: Treatise on Music and Calendars 1 Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 71
• 第一 律曆上 律準 候氣 Volume 91: Rhythm and the Calendar Part One Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 69
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 69
• 卷十二 志第二 歷上 Volume 12 Treatises 2: Calendar 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 68
• 卷三十三 志第十三: 曆二 Volume 33 Treatises 13: Calendar 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 67
• 卷十八 志第八 律曆下 Volume 18 Treatises 8: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Three Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 66
• 卷十七 志第七 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rhythm and the Calendar Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 59

Collocations

• 小国 (小國) 非我小國敢弋殷命 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 多士 Zhou Shu - Numerous Officers — count: 51
• 小邾 (小邾) 小邾射不在三叛之數 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 34
• 小大 (小大) 政有小大 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 11
• 小君 (小君) 葬我小君文薑 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 10
• 小戎 (小戎) 小戎 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧秦‧小戎 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qin - Xiao Rong — count: 5
• 小星 (小星) 小星 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧召南‧小星 Lessons from the states - Odes Of Shao And The South - Xiao Xing — count: 5
• 小旻 (小旻) 小旻 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小旻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Min — count: 4
• 可小 (可小) 汔可小休 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧民勞 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Min Lu — count: 4
• 侵小 (侵小) 大毋侵小 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 小宛 (小宛) 小宛 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧節南山之什‧小宛 Minor odes of the kingdom - Jie Nan Shan Zhi Shen - Xiao Wan — count: 4