小雪

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
snow
trad. (小雪) 小 雪
simp. #(小雪) 小 雪

Pronunciation 1


Noun

小雪

  1. light snowfall; light snow
Antonyms

Pronunciation 2


Proper noun

小雪

  1. 20th of the 24 solar terms.
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (小雪):
  • → Japanese: 小雪(しょうせつ) (shōsetsu)
  • → Korean: 소설(小雪) (soseol)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 雪
こ
Grade: 1
ゆき
Grade: 2
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 小雪 – see the following entry.
【こゆき】
[noun] light snowfall
(This term, 小雪, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 雪
しょう
Grade: 1
せつ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From 小 (shō, "small," "little") + 雪 (setsu, "snow," "snowfall").

Pronunciation

Noun

小(しょう)雪(せつ) • (shōsetsu) 

  1. lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22; one of the 24 nijūshi sekki

See also

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
小雪

Proper noun

小雪

  1. chữ Hán form of Tiểu tuyết (“lit. "minor snow;" a solar term denoting approximately November 22”).
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