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Chinese symbol for “infrequent”

少有
shǎo yǒu
rare; infrequent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for infrequent is 少有 (shǎo yǒu), defined as: rare; infrequent.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

少 shǎo
few, little; less; inadequate
radical 42 ⼩ · 4 strokes
有 yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
radical 74 ⽉ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “infrequent”

WordPinyinMeaning
稀疏xī shūsparse; infrequent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 少有.

WordPinyinMeaning
多少duō shǎonumber; amount; somewhat
减少 (減少)jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
至少zhì shǎoat least; (to say the) least
不少bù shǎomany; quite a few; a good number of
少数 (少數)shǎo shùsmall number; few
没有 (沒有)méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't
所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
还有 (還有)hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition

See also: Japanese symbol for “infrequent”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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