• a little;
  • a few;
  • small amount;

Etymology

A phono-semantic compound composed of:

— semantic component suggesting a small number or quantity;

— phonetic component indicating the sound (사 / xiē). The character developed the meaning a small amount or few items.
Semantic development: - small quantity; - a few items; - slight or minor amount.

Usage in Korean

The character exists with the Sino-Korean reading 사, but it is rarely used in modern Korean vocabulary and is not part of the commonly used Sino-Korean characters.

Additional notes

In Chinese, 些 is primarily used as a grammatical quantity word meaning “some” or “a few.”
Related characters: — few; little

— tiny; slight

— small

적다
jeokda
sa
Kangxi radical:7, + 6
Strokes:8
Unicode:U+4E9B
Cangjie input:
  • 卜心一一 (YPMM)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 此 二
Writing order
些 Writing order

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

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