<p>Both <a href="https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E5%B9%BA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">漢典</a> and <a href="https://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/dictView.jsp?ID=152806&amp;la=0&amp;powerMode=0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">國語辭典</a> all say 幺 can be another form of <a href="https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E4%B9%88" rel="nofollow noreferrer">么</a>。</p>
<p>漢典：幺，小也。象子初生之形。俗字作么。<br>
國語辭典：「么」的異體字。</p>
<p>However, both dictionaries also say 幺 have only one pronunciation ㄧㄠyao and it means small. Unlike 么, it isn't pronounced as ㄇㄛˊmó,˙ㄇㄚma, or ˙ㄇㄜme. So, it should not be used in 什幺 or 这幺.</p>

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<p>1.a. 维科汉英词典: 幺<br />
adj.  (Trad=么, Pinyin=yao1) small
n.    (Trad=么, Pinyin=yao1) one on dice</p>
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<p>1.b. 朗道汉英词典: 幺<br />
one, youngest</p>
<p>2.维科汉英词典: 么<br />
(Trad=么, Pinyin=me5) suffix of interrogative and relational pronouns</p>

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<p>I saw words like 什幺 and 这幺 in the story I'm reading. I'm wondering if it's just a typo or do people actually spell it like that. If yes, what's the difference with 么?</p>

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Difference between 幺 and 么
# Difference between 幺 and 么

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-03)

I saw words like 什幺 and 这幺 in the story I'm reading. I'm wondering if it's just a typo or do people actually spell it like that. If yes, what's the difference with 么?

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> **username_1**: Are you sure you parsed the sentence correctly? Do you have an example from the story?  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-12-03. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Both [漢典](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E5%B9%BA) and [國語辭典](https://dict.revised.moe.edu.tw/dictView.jsp?ID=152806&la=0&powerMode=0) all say 幺 can be another form of [么](https://www.zdic.net/hans/%E4%B9%88)。

漢典：幺，小也。象子初生之形。俗字作么。  
國語辭典：「么」的異體字。

However, both dictionaries also say 幺 have only one pronunciation ㄧㄠyao and it means small. Unlike 么, it isn't pronounced as ㄇㄛˊmó,˙ㄇㄚma, or ˙ㄇㄜme. So, it should not be used in 什幺 or 这幺.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-12-04. Score: 1

1.a. 维科汉英词典: 幺  
adj. (Trad=么, Pinyin=yao1) small
n. (Trad=么, Pinyin=yao1) one on dice

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1.b. 朗道汉英词典: 幺  
one, youngest

2.维科汉英词典: 么  
(Trad=么, Pinyin=me5) suffix of interrogative and relational pronouns


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