HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
少
few, little, less, lacking; young (in a different tone)
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 少 look like this?
This character is an ideogram! It consists of 小 (small) with an extra stroke at the bottom. Think of it as 'cutting' a small piece into even smaller bits to represent a small quantity. It's like having just a tiny bit of something!