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Chinese symbol for “minority”

少数
shǎo shù
Traditional: 少數
small number; few; minority

The closest CC-CEDICT match for minority is 少数 (shǎo shù), defined as: small number; few; minority.

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
数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 少数.

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
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber of people
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
数量 (數量)shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative

See also: Japanese symbol for “minority”.

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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