# 幺

| 幺 | U+5E7A, &#24186; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5E7A |
| ← 幹 [U+5E79] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 幻 → [U+5E7B] |
| ⼳ | U+2F33, &#12083; KANGXI RADICAL SHORT THREAD |
| ← ⼲ [U+2F32] | Kangxi Radicals | ⼴ → [U+2F34] |
| ⺓ | U+2E93, &#11923; CJK RADICAL THREAD |
| ← ⺒ [U+2E92] | CJK Radicals Supplement | ⺔ → [U+2E94] |

## Translingual
### Han character

幺 (Kangxi radical 52, 幺+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 女戈 (VI), composition ⿽𠃋厶(GHT) or ⿽𡿨厶(JK))
* Kangxi radical #52, ⼳.

#### Derived characters

* Appendix:Chinese radical/幺
* 吆, 幻, 𢩼, 㭃, 𦘷, 𦔷, 乣, 㓜, 𣢄, 𢇀, 𩑗, 𠣎, 𢦙, 𡗞, 糸, 玄, 𡴁, 𡵏, 𢇝, 麼, 𡆩, 酳, 䯚

#### Descendants

* ㄠ (Zhuyin alphabet)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 341, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9189
* Dae Jaweon: page 650, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1092, character 14
* Unihan data for U+5E7A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 幺 :
| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
| | Old Chinese |
| 幺 | *qiːw |
| 吆 | *qiːw |
Pictogram (象形) . Depiction of a silk thread. Compare 糸.

### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yāo, āo (yao$^1$, ao$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ, ㄠ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yao$^1$
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): io / au
    (Teochew, Peng'im): iao$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$iau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yao
*** Wade–Giles: yao$^1$
*** Yale: yāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iau
*** Palladius: яо (jao)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āo
*** Zhuyin: ㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ao
*** Wade–Giles: ao$^1$
*** Yale: āu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: au
*** Palladius: ао (ao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yao$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iao
*** Sinological IPA : /iau⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jiu$^1$
*** Yale: yīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu
*** Hakka Romanization System: ieu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yeu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yeu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: io / au
*** Tâi-lô: io / au
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ioy, aw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /io⁴⁴/, /au⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /io³³/, /au³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /io⁴⁴/, /au⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /io⁴⁴/, /au⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɤ⁴⁴/, /au⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: iao$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iau
*** Sinological IPA : /iau³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$iau
*** MiniDict: iau$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$iau
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /iɔ⁵³/
* Middle Chinese: 'ew
Rime :
| Character | 幺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 於堯切 |
| Baxter | 'ew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔeu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔeu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔeu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔɛw/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔeu/ |
| Wang Li | /ieu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔieu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jiu$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ʔˤ[i]w/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qiːw/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 幺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ ʔew › |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔˁ[i]w/ |
| English | small (Shuōwén) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 幺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14618 |
| Phonetic component | 幺 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 幺 |
| Old Chinese | /*qiːw/ |

#### Definitions

幺
* tiny; minute
    幺麼／幺麽 ― yāomó ― small; minute
* youngest
    老幺 ― lǎoyāo ― informal manner of referring to the last (youngest) child in a family
* (dialectal) one
* one (used to reduce ambiguity when saying the numeral 1, especially on the phone, when reading an ID card, in aviation, or in the military)
* ace; one on dice or dominoes
* (mathematics) related to number 1
    幺元 ― yāoyuán ― unity
* a surname
* (Mainland China) yocto- (SI unit prefix)
    Synonym: 攸 (yōu) (Taiwan)

#### Synonyms

* (one):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 一 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 一, 幺 as a digit |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 一 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 一 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 一 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 一 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 一 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 一 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 一 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 一 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yanqi | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 一 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 一 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 一 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 一 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 一 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 一 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 一 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guanyang | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Lipu | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yangshuo | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yongzhou | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Oudomxay | 一 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 一 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 一 |
| Mandarin | Jiangshan (Nianbadu) | 一 |
| Mandarin | Kaihua (Huabu) | 一 |
| Mandarin | Yushan (Huaiyu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 一 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 一 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 一 |
| Cantonese | Nanning (Tanka) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 一 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 一 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 一 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Mule) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan | 一 |
| Cantonese | Pingnan (Danzhu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xinxu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Chentang) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Gangcheng) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Pingdong) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu | 一 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 一 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 一 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 一 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 一, 𠬠 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 一, 𠬠 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Dongxing | 一 |
| Cantonese | Lingchuan (Yangjia) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan Maihua) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Sarikei (Xinhui) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 一, 𠬠 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 一 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 一 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 一 |
| Gan | Pengze | 一 |
| Gan | Yanshan (Yongping) | 一 |
| Gan | Fengcheng | 一 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 一 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 一 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 一 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 一 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 一 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 一 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 一 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 一 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 一 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 一 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 一 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 一 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 一 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 一 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Longtan) | 一 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 一 |
| Hakka | Binyang (Wangling) | 一 |
| Hakka | Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) | 一 |
| Hakka | Lipu (Shuangduitun) | 一 |
| Hakka | Lipu (Dashigu) | 一 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 一 |
| Hakka | Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 一 |
| Hakka | Guidong | 一 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 一 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 一 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 一 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 一 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 一 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 一 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 一 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 一 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Jiexi) | 一 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 一 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 一 |
| Huizhou | Shexian (Daguyun) | 一 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 一 |
| Jin | Taiyuan (Jiancaoping) | 一 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 一 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 一 |
| Jin | Datong | 一 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 一 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 一 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 一 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 一 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 一 |
| Jin | Linhe | 一 |
| Jin | Jining | 一 |
| Jin | Liangcheng | 一 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 一 |
| Jin | Baotou | 一 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 一 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 一 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 一 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 一 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 一 |
| Jin | Handan | 一 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 一 |
| Jin | Suide | 一 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 一 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 蜀 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 蜀 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 蜀 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 個 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 蜀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 蜀 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 蜀 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 蜀 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 蜀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 蜀 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Pingtian) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Xiaowen) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Guiping (Dongsheng) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Hong Kong (Yuen Chau Tsai) | 蜀, 一 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 蜀, 一 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 蜀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 蜀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 蜀 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 寡 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 寡 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 個, 蜀 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 蜀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 一 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dongbianzhou) | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Yangjia) | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Qianjing) | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Gaoqiao) | 一 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) | 一 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 一 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 一 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 一 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 一 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 一 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jiading) | 一 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 一 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 一 |
| Wu | Suzhou (Wujiang) | 一 |
| Wu | Danyang | 一 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Zhongbao, Gaochun) | 一 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 一 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 一 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 一 |
| Wu | Xiangshan | 一 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 一 |
| Wu | Songyang (Gushi) | 一 |
| Wu | Longquan | 一 |
| Wu | Jiangshan | 一 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 一 |
| Wu | Yiwu | 一 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 一 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 一 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang (Meiqiao) | 一 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 一 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 一 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 一 |
| Xiang | Hengshan | 一 |
| Xiang | Hengshan (Baiguo) | 一 |
| Xiang | Qinglong (Changliu Laba Miao) | 一 |

#### Compounds

* 么二
* 么二三的
* 么喝
* 么女 (yāonǚ)
* 么師
* 么末
* 么篇
* 么絃
* 么麼 (yāomó)
* 么麼小丑
* 六幺／六么 (Liùyāo)
* 十三幺 (shísānyāo)
* 告么
* 呼么喝六
* 喝六呼么
* 小么兒
* 幺兒／么兒 (yāo'ér)
* 幺匿 (yāonì)
* 幺溝／幺沟／么沟 (Yāogōu)
* 弄鬼妝么
* 挑么挑六
* 清么
* 老幺／老么 (lǎoyāo)
* 臭么
* 裝么

#### Usage notes

* 么 is used instead of 幺 in mahjong and as a surname. Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) says '幺' and '么' are different characters.

#### See also

SI prefix :
| Last | | Next |
| 介/仄 | 攸/幺 | 絨/柔／绒/柔 |

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 幺 – see 糸 (“thin silk”). (This character is a variant form of 糸).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* small

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): よう (yō)
* Kun: ちいさい (chīsai)

#### Usage notes

* As a radical it is generally referred to as いとがしら (itogashira).
* The variant form 么 is often used in mahjong terms.

## Korean
### Hanja

幺 • (yo) (hangeul 요, revised yo, McCune–Reischauer yo)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

幺: Hán Nôm readings: yêu
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