shāo

somewhat

a little

grain (禾) + resemble (肖) = just a little like the real thing

肖 means to resemble or be like — a small, diminished likeness of something. Grain (禾) that barely resembles a full stalk captures the sense of 'just a little.'

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GrainSemantic
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外面冷,记得多穿一件衣服。

wài miàn shāo lěng,jì de duō chuān yī jiàn yī fu。

It is a little cold outside, remember to wear one more layer of clothing.

这道题难,你需要多想一会儿。

zhè dào tí shāo nán,nǐ xū yào duō xiǎng yī huì r。

This question is somewhat difficult, you need to think about it a bit more.

Words with 稍

稍候

shāo hòu

to wait a moment

稍嫌

shāo xián

more than one would wish

稍安勿躁

shāo ān wù zào

variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

稍安毋躁

shāo ān wú zào

variant of 少安毋躁[shao3 an1 wu2 zao4]

稍后

shāo hòu

in a little while; shortly after

稍微

shāo wēi

a little bit

稍快板

shāo kuài bǎn

allegretto

稍息

shào xī

(military) Stand at ease!

稍早

shāo zǎo

a little early

稍早时

shāo zǎo shí

a little earlier

稍异

shāo yì

differing slightly

稍稍

shāo shāo

somewhat

More characters with 禾