懂中文 Dong Chinese

尠

xiǎn

very few

Phonosemantic compound. 甚 represents the sound and 少 represents the meaning.

Components
甚 sound component

甚  Sound component

shén, shèn

  

extremely

少 meaning component

少  Meaning component

shǎo, shào

  

few

Evolution

尠 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
尠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

尠  

xiǎn

very few; seldom, rarely

鲜 (尠) 

xiǎn

variant of 尟|鲜[xiǎn]

Most common words with 尠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

新鲜

freshness

朝鲜

North Korea

鲜

fresh

鲜血

blood

鲜花

flower