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少年
HSK2
Simplified
少年
Traditional
少年
Pinyin
shào nián
Definition
early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man
少年正在跑步
Shàonián zhèngzài pǎobù
The youth is running
Character structure
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少
小
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丿
小
Part
xiǎo
small
丿
Part
piě
line
Appears in characters like:
少
尖
少
尔
原
京
尘
孙
雀
雀
尕
糸
厼
尐
尜
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