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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 少数

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
少数 shǎo shù - small number
- few
- minority

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 2 6,704 3,786 9,484

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
少 shǎo- few
- less
- to lack
- to be missing
- to stop (doing sth)
- seldom
少 shào- young
数 shǔ- to count
- to count as; to regard as
- to enumerate; to list
数 shù- number; figure
- several; a few
数 shuò- (literary) frequently; repeatedly

Other Words Containing 少数

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
少数 - 2 6,704 3,786 9,484
少数民族 - - 20,372 5,075 18,335