Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “shao”
19 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
shāo
烧
shāo
稍to burn, to bake
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5shāo
捎somewhat, slightly, a little
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4shāo
梢to carry, to take
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9shāo
筲the tip of a branch
11 strokes · HSK 2.0 L6shāo
艄basket, bucket
13 strokesshāo
蛸the stern of a ship
13 strokesshāo
燒octopus
13 strokesshāo
to burn, to bake
16 strokes2
Second tone
sháo
3
Third tone
shǎo
4
Fourth tone
shào
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