小
xiǎo small
3 strokes
Where the shape comes from
A short vertical stroke with a dot either side, like something being split into smaller pieces.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
小时xiǎoshíhour
小心xiǎoxīnbe careful
小吃xiǎochīsnacks
Watch out
The mistake people make
Writing the dots first. The middle stroke, with its hook, comes first.