Kilo Lingo

(xiǎo hái) - child, kid in Mandarin

xiǎohái

Traditional: 小孩

Line drawing of 小孩
Coloured illustration of 小孩
HSK 3
#651 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

child, kid

Word origin

A two-character compound meaning child. 小 (xiǎo) 'small' joins 孩 (hái) 'child', which has the 子 'child' radical with 亥 (hài) as phonetic.

Origin
compound
Root
小 (xiǎo, 'small') + 孩 (hái, 'child'; 子 child radical + 亥 phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 小

Stroke order for 孩

Examples

This child is very cute.

The kids are playing in the park.

She has two children.

That child is crying.

mián

Children need more sleep.

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This word is part of lesson 14.