---
title: "Shaoer Meaning: 少儿 (shào’ér) Means “children”"
description: "少儿 (traditional 少兒, shào’ér) means “children”. Hear its tones, see what 少 and 儿 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shaoer"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 少儿 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

少儿 shào’ér

## children

## Its characters

1. 少 shào young
2. 儿 ér son

## In a sentence

这家书店有很多少儿图书。 This bookstore has lots of children's books.

[More about 少儿](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%91%E5%84%BF)

## More words with 少 or 儿

- [必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bibukeshao)
- [大伙儿 dàhuǒr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dahuor)
- [多少 duōshao](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duoshao)
- [儿科 érkē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erke)
- [儿女 érnǚ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ernu)
- [儿童 értóng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ertong)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)
- [或多或少 huòduō-huòshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoduohuoshao)
- [减少 jiǎnshǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianshao)
- [哪儿 nǎr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nar)

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