Where 些 comes from
two
- Meaning part
- 二 (“two”)
- Sound part
- 此 (“this”)
How to write 些 (xiē, “classifier”)
些 (xiē), an HSK 1 character, means “classifier”. It pairs a meaning part, 二 (“two”), with a sound part, 此 (“this”). On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 一些 (“some”), 哪些 (“which ones?”) and 有些 (“some”). Japanese reads it sa, “a little bit”.
- Pinyin
- xiē
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 二 (“two”)
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
As a top-bottom character it splits into 此 (“this”), strokes 1–6; 二 (“two”, the radical), strokes 7–8, written the top first.
- Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
- Horizontal ㇐topup and right → rightwards
- Vertical ㇑top leftdownwards
- Rising stroke ㇀leftrightwards
- Left-falling stroke ㇒top rightdownwards → down and left
- Vertical-curve-hook ㇟topdown and right
- Horizontal ㇐bottomrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 8 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| xiē first tone | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | — | 一些 哪些 有些 这些 |
- HSK 2025 syllabus
- level 1
- 2021 standard
- level 1
- HSK 2.0
- in a level 1 word
- Words with it
- 18 in CC-CEDICT
Words with 些
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 些 | xiē | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1:… HSK 1 |
| 一些 | yìxiē | some; a few HSK 1 |
| 哪些 | nǎxiē | which ones?; who? HSK 1 |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat HSK 1 |
| 这些 這些 | zhèxiē | these HSK 1 |
| 那些 | nàxiē | those HSK 1 |
| 前些 | qiánxiē | a few (days, years etc) ago |
| 好些 | hǎoxiē | a good deal of; quite a lot |
| 早些 | zǎoxiē | a bit earlier |
| 大一些 | dàyīxiē | a bit bigger |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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