Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

小1 / 1
Character breakdownxiǎo / overlaid / Meaning compound
小
xiǎo

Definition: small · little

Strokes

Components

Part / base亅juéhookPart / overlaid八bāeight
小xiǎo
Structureoverlaid
Radical小small, little
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

小 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.

Common words 3

  • 小姐 HSK 1xiǎojiěMiss · young lady
  • 小时 HSK 2xiǎoshíhour
  • 小心 HSK 3xiǎoxīncareful