little, small
小 centers on the idea of smallness or being little in size, amount, or degree.
小 is a pictograph of three small dots or strokes representing something tiny or insignificant. The modern form retains this simple, small shape.
The three small strokes look like tiny grains or specks, emphasizing the idea of something little.
For ショウ, imagine a small show where everything is miniature: show -> ショウ, and the tiny stage fits the meaning of small.
smallness; small item
small; little; slight
small; little; tiny
novel; story; (work of) fiction
small; little; tiny
primary school; elementary school; grade school
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
small-sized; small-scale; miniature
hut; cabin; shed; (animal) pen
small and medium
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction; shrinkage
hill; knoll
stream; brook; creek
elementary school; primary school; grade school
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
small island; islet
small scale
retail
young child; infant
accessories; small articles
small change; pocket change; coins
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
small bird; little bird
youngster; boy; kid; brat; lad
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
urine; piss; pee; urination
low voice; whisper
wheat
wheat flour
small build; small stature; petite
size
little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
elementary and middle school pupils
asteroid
small tool; gadget
pediatrics
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger
microscopic
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
small country
cheque; check
rifle; small arms
lowercase letter
pebble; small stone
light rain; drizzle
teaspoon
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.)
decimal point; radix point
small fire
parcel; package
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
mincing; chopping finely
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; essay
twig; spray
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street
small boat
small plate; small dish
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands
fraction (part of); decimal fraction
(small) knife
small; narrow
wrestler of the fourth highest rank
lull; breathing spell; respite
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
as a child; when one was a child
small material (for a story, article, etc.)
childhood diseases
booklet; pamphlet
retail store; retail shop
retail price
slight difference; narrow margin
novelist; fiction writer
small electoral district; single-member constituency
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
playhouse; theatre; theater
underestimation; undervaluation