少年

少年 shào nián ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ siu3 nin4 HSK 2 高階級 · Level 4

  • early youth
  • youngster
  • (literary) youth; young man

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 少 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 多少年过去了。 Years passed.
  • 他是个日本少年。 He is a Japanese boy.
  • 少年每天都會來。 Every day the boy would come.
  • 那幅画有多少年了? How old is that painting?
  • 少年決定要向她求婚。 The young man decided to propose to her.

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