稍

shào

HSK 5freq #2631

Meanings

CC-CEDICT

shào

1.used in 稍息[shào xī]

shāo

1.somewhat
2.a little

CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA

Wiktionary

1.a little; slightly; rather
2.siyah (stiffened end of a composite bow)
3.a surname, Shao

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *sreːws): semantic 禾 + phonetic 肖 (OC *slew, *slews).

Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Stroke order

Components

稍禾肖

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

請稍等。
Wait a moment.
請稍等一會兒。
Please wait a little while longer.
麻煩您稍待一下。
Will you wait a moment?
請您稍後再來好嗎？
Would you please come again later?
我稍後會打電話給你。
I'll call you up later.
你可以稍後回電給我嗎?
Could you call me back a bit later?

Sentences from Tatoeba · CC-BY 2.0 FR

More examples & usage (AI)

Related words

稍微 a little bit 稍后 in a little while; shortly after 稍稍 somewhat 稍候 to wait a moment 稍异 differing slightly 稍等 to wait a moment 稍早 a little early 稍许 a little 稍息 (military) Stand at ease!稍食 (old) monthly salary of an official 稍嫌 more than one would wish 稍早时 a little earlier