小
xiǎo
small
tiny; few; young
a picture of 小 → a central point with two tiny drops falling away
The central stroke marks a point of division, while 八 pulls outward in two directions — together evoking something split into smaller parts. The image is of something being divided down into littleness.
这只猫很小。
zhè zhī māo hěn xiǎo 。
This cat is very small.
他的房间比我的小一点。
tā de fáng jiān bǐ wǒ de xiǎo yī diǎn 。
His room is a little smaller than mine.
Words with 小
通俗小说
tōng sú xiǎo shuō
popular fiction
郭小川
guō xiǎo chuān
Guo Xiaochuan (1919-1976), PRC communist poet, hero in the war with Japan, died after long persecution during Cultural Revolution
邓小平
dèng xiǎo píng
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997), Chinese communist leader, de facto leader of PRC 1978-1990 and creator of "socialism with Chinese characteristics"
邓小平理论
dèng xiǎo píng lǐ lùn
the foundation of PRC economic development after the Cultural Revolution, building the capitalist economy within Chinese Communist Party control
丑小鸭
chǒu xiǎo yā
ugly duckling
野小茴
yě xiǎo huí
dill seed
金小蜂
jīn xiǎo fēng
a parisitoid wasp (genus Nasonia)
长篇小说
cháng piān xiǎo shuō
novel
开小差
kāi xiǎo chāi
to be absent-minded
开小会
kāi xiǎo huì
to whisper and chat (instead of listening during a meeting or lecture)
开小灶
kāi xiǎo zào
to give preferential treatment
阎王好见，小鬼难当
yán wáng hǎo jiàn , xiǎo guǐ nán dāng
lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)