HSK 2 · Media

小说

xiǎo shuō

novel

Stroke order of 小说

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

小 · 3 strokes 说 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

小 is tiny, 说 is speaking 讠: small talk that grows into a novel.

Parts: 小 small + 说 speak

The characters in 小说

小 xiǎo — small; little (3 strokes)
说 shuō — to speak; to say (9 strokes)

Example sentence

我喜欢看小说。

I like reading novels.

Words with 小

小姐Miss; young lady 小孩儿child 小朋友child; kid 小时hour 小学primary school 小学生primary school student 小small; little 小时候in childhood 从小since childhood 中小学primary and secondary schools 小组group 小声in a low voice 大小size 小心careful; to be careful

Words with 说

说to speak; to say 说话to speak; to talk 听说to hear (it said)说明to explain; explanation 比如说for example 传说legend; it is said 据说it is said

More words: Media

报纸newspaper 日报daily (newspaper)晚报evening paper 新闻news 故事story 节目programme; show 广告advertisement 影片film; movie 图片picture; image 照片photo 相机camera 照相to take a photo 画to draw; to paint 画儿picture; painting

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