Amazing Chinese characters (790) Less - 少

The shell bone script of character Less is

Four grains of sand. We learnt that three grains of sand mean character small or little - 小 (Post 135), right now character Few has four grains of sand. The relationship between them is similar that of small and little in English, similar but some difference. I will talk more in this section.

The bronze script of character Less is

Three small grains of sands, one long curve is the water flow. The character describe the wash the sand with water, which makes the sands less because a lot of soil is washed out, only the pure sand left. 

The big seal script of character Less is

 

Very similar to bronze script, but the curve one for water flow is not very long. 

 

The small seal script of character Less is 

 

The curve is bent much more, only water flow could be like that.

 

The clerical script of character Less is 
 

Similar to small seal script but the curve live becomes falling left stroke. 

 

Song typeface of character Less is

Similar to clerical script.

 

The Pinyin of character Few is Shao2, or Shao4.

 

When it is Shao2, means Less, Few or Little. When it is Shao4, means people in young age.