些

xiē

classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several

two (二) + 此 sound = some, a few

二 gestures toward plurality — more than one, but not many. 此 mainly gives the sound xiē; the duality of 二 nudges the meaning toward 'a few.'

此+二→些

二The number twoSemantic

此ThisPhonetic

这些

zhè xiē

these

这些个

zhè xiē ge

these

险些

xiǎn xiē

narrowly

一些

yī xiē

some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

些微

xiē wēi

slight; minor; small

些许

xiē xǔ

a few; a little; a bit

前些

qián xiē

a few (days, years etc) ago

哪些

nǎ xiē

which ones?

多少有些

duō shǎo yǒu xiē

somewhat

大一些

dà yī xiē

a bit bigger

好些

hǎo xiē

a good deal of

早些

zǎo xiē

a bit earlier