| 些 | 322C10 21A.30 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄒㄧㄝ [xie1] (*ㄙㄨㄛˋ [suo4] ) | ||
| Fin. part. | (*[suo4]) (AC) only in 楚辭 poetry) particle expressing regret: 何為四方些 “why wander about?” | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Few, a few, indicating plural number:一些 or often contracted to just 些, a few, limited to countable nn. (books, persons, chairs), while 一點兒 a little is used for countable and uncountable nn. (water, oil, strength); 一些書，一些人，一些椅子, but 加點水，添點油，出點力量 (also see sense 2); 些微，些須，些許 [xie1wei2], [xie1xU1], [xie1xU3]↓, 有些 some, few; 有些人 some people; 有些時候 sometimes; 有些不同，有些兩樣 there's some difference; 好些 quite a few; 好些人 quite a few people. (2) Used after 這，那 as indicating plural: 這些 these; 那些 those. | |||||
| Adv. | A little: 多些，少些 a little more, a little less; 方便些 a little more convenient; 好聽些 sounds a little better. | |||||
| Words | 1. 些箇 [xie1ge0], (1) adv., (MC) a little (＝些兒): 滿縣人都讓他些箇 all the people in the district deferred to him a bit, do not quite measure up to him; (2) pron., 這些箇，那些箇 these, those. 2. 些兒 [xie1er0], (1) adv., a little, a bit: 些兒來時，已成不救 if he had come a little later, it would have been too late; 不害些兒怕 (=一點不害怕) am not a bit afraid; (2) n., 些兒短不得 won't take a little less--must have the amount; also 些兒箇 adv. & n., a little, a few, a bit: 你曉事些兒箇 you'd better know a little what you are doing. 3. 些少 [xie1shao3], (1) adj. & adv., a little (time, attention, etc.): 有些少不便 there's some inconvenience; (2) n., 給我些少 give me a little. 4. 些小 [xie1xiao3], (1) adj. & adv., a little, just a little; (2) n., 懂得些小 know just a little. 5. 些些 [xie1xie1], adj. & adv., a little: 有些些似外翁 a little resembles his maternal grandfather; 窗兒外雨些些 some light rain outside the window. 6. 些時 [xie1shi2], adv., a little while. 7. 些須 [xie1xU1], adj. & adv., some, few, a little: 些須懂得 understand a little. 8. 些許 [xie1xU3], adj. & adv., see [xie1xU1]↑: 些許禮物 just some little present; 些許小事 just some small matter. 9. 些子（兒） [xie1zi0]([er0]), adj. & adv., (MC) a little. 10. 些微 [xie1wei2], adj. & adv., a little: 些微銀子 a little money; 些微不同 some slight difference. | |||||