稍 — Chinese character
稍
shāo
somewhat, slightly, a little; rather
- Pinyin
- shāo
- Radical
- 115 ⽲ (Grain)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 禾 肖
- Formation
- ideographic — Resembling 肖 grain 禾; 肖 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 稍 as a kanji
Common words with 稍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 稍微 | shāo wēi | a little bit |
| 稍后 (稍後) | shāo hòu | in a little while; shortly after |
| 稍稍 | shāo shāo | somewhat; a little |
| 稍早 | shāo zǎo | a little early |
| 稍候 | shāo hòu | to wait a moment |
| 稍许 (稍許) | shāo xǔ | a little; a bit |
| 稍纵即逝 (稍縱即逝) | shāo zòng jí shì | transient; fleeting |
| 稍嫌 | shāo xián | more than one would wish; somewhat |
| 稍息 | shào xī | (military) Stand at ease! |
| 稍安勿躁 | shāo ān wù zào | variant of 少安毋躁 (shǎo ān wú zào) |
| 稍安毋躁 | shāo ān wú zào | variant of 少安毋躁 (shǎo ān wú zào) |
| 稍快板 | shāo kuài bǎn | allegretto |
English words written with 稍
稍 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.