HSK 2 · Life stages

少年

shào nián

teenager; juvenile

Stroke order of 少年

2 characters, 10 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

少 · 4 strokes 年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

少 is 小 small with a bit chipped off; 年 counts years: someone with few years.

Parts: 少 few/young + 年 year

The characters in 少年

少 shǎo — few; little (4 strokes)
年 nián — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

他是一个聪明的少年。

He is a clever teenager.

Words with 少

多少how many; how much 少few; little 青少年teenagers; young people 少数minority 不少quite a lot 至少at least 缺少to lack; shortage

Words with 年

年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 新年New Year 半年half a year 青年youth; young people 青少年teenagers; young people 老年old age; elderly 中年middle age 年轻young 周年anniversary 前年the year before last 全年the whole year 年级grade; year (in school)过年to celebrate the New Year 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year

More words: Life stages

青年youth; young people 青少年teenagers; young people 老年old age; elderly 中年middle age 年轻young 长大to grow up 小时候in childhood 从小since childhood 一生all one's life 出生to be born 生to give birth; to be born; raw 日子day; life; days 生活life; to live 家庭family; household 家长parent; head of family 全家the whole family

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