少见
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
少见 (shǎojiàn) · rare
少见 (shǎojiàn) means “rare; seldom seen”. It is written with 2 characters: 少 (few) + 见 (to see). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 少见 is built
The characters
少 shǎo · few
What 少 is made of
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
见 jiàn · to see
What 见 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 見; a man 儿 with the eye 目 emphasized (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这种鸟很少见。Zhè zhǒng niǎo hěn shǎojiàn.This kind of bird is very rare.
这里冬天下雪很少见。Zhèlǐ dōngtiān xià xuě hěn shǎojiàn.Snow is rare here in winter.
Questions about 少见
What does 少见 mean?
少见 (shǎojiàn) means “rare; seldom seen”.
How do you pronounce 少见?
少见 is pronounced shǎojiàn.
Which HSK level is 少见?
少见 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 多少duōshaohow many
- 不少bùshǎomany
- 青少年qīngshàoniánteenager
- 少数shǎoshùfew
- 少年shàoniánteenager
- 缺少quēshǎoto lack
- 至少zhìshǎoat least
- 减少jiǎnshǎoto reduce
- 少量shǎoliànga small amount
- 少shǎofew
Learn 少见 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.