些
HSK 1

些 (xiē): little, few, rather

xiē

little, few, rather

Pinyin

xiē

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

little, few, rather

How to Write 些 (xiē)

些 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

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Origin of 些

A phono-semantic compound: 二 (two) carries the meaning, and 此 hints at the pronunciation.

What 些 is Made Of

些 is built from 2 components:

此this, these
二two

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