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稍

shāo

HSK 4 Character

What 稍 means

1. somewhat
2. a little

Other readings

稍 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• shàoused in {稍息|shào xī}

Example sentences

• 请稍候。
  Qǐng shāo hòu.
  Please hold the line a moment.
• 请稍等。
  Hold on a moment, please.
• 请稍等一下。
  Just a moment, please.
• 请在线稍候。
  Please hold the line a moment.
• 请在这稍等。
  Please wait here.
• 请稍等一会。
  Please wait a moment.

Words starting with 稍

• 稍微shāo wēia little bit
• 稍稍shāo shāosomewhat; a little; slightly
• 稍后shāo hòuin a little while; shortly after
• 稍纵即逝shāo zòng jí shìtransient; fleeting
• 稍候shāo hòuto wait a moment
• 稍许shāo xǔa little; a bit
• 稍息shào xī(military) Stand at ease!
• 稍早shāo zǎoa little early
• 稍异shāo yìdiffering slightly
• 稍等shāo děngto wait a moment
• 稍食shāo shí(old) monthly salary of an official
• 稍快板shāo kuài bǎnallegretto
• 稍早时shāo zǎo shía little earlier
• 稍嫌shāo xiánmore than one would wish; somewhat; a bit too (old, contrived, distracting etc)
• 稍安勿躁shāo ān wù zàovariant of 少安毋躁
• 稍安毋躁shāo ān wú zàovariant of 少安毋躁

Characters built on 肖

These share the phonetic component 肖 (xiào), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 哨shàoa whistle; sentry
• 梢shāotip of branch
• 捎shāoto bring sth to sb; to deliver
• 筲shāopot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips; basket (container) for chopsticks; variant of 筲
• 蛸shāooctopus; used in 蟏蛸
• 艄shāostern of boat

Characters that look like 稍

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 程chéngrule; order; regulations
• 雅yǎelegant
• 绩jìto spin (hemp etc); merit; accomplishment
• 锁suǒto lock; to lock up; a lock
• 锤chuíhammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)
• 堀kūcave; hole

Sounds the same

Read shāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 烧to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise
• 捎to bring sth to sb; to deliver
• 梢tip of branch
• 筲pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips; basket (container) for chopsticks; variant of 筲
• 蛸octopus; used in 蟏蛸
• 艄stern of boat
• 弰ends of a bow
• 旓serrated edges on a Chinese flag
• 莦jungle grass; lair
• 髾tail of a comet; long hair