소

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小

Meaning: small

小 in this context means small (size).

• 소아과 <小兒科> - children´s hospital
• 소심(하다) <小心> - timid
• 소변 (오줌) <小便> - urine, pee ↔ 대변/변 (똥) <大便> - feces
• 소형 <小型> - small ↔ 대형 <大型> - large size
• 소장 <小腸> - small intestine ↔ 대장 <大腸> - large intestine
• 최소한 <最小限> - the minimum
• 과소평가 <過小評價> - underestimation

少

Meaning: little

• 청소년 <靑少年> - young boys and girls, teenagers
• 소녀 <少女> - young girl
• 소년 <少年> - young boy
• 감소(하다) <減少> - decrease

所

Meaning: place

• 주소 <住所> - Address
• 세탁소 <洗濯所> - cleaners
• 안내소 <案內所> - information Canter
• 파출소 <派出所> - police stand
• 훈련소 <訓練所> - army training camp for recruits
• 매표소 <賣票所> - box office
• 동사무소 <洞事務所> - the office of a dong, village office
• 휴게소 <休憩所> - resting place, (highway)rest stop
• 명소 <名所> - noted place
• 보건소 <保健所> - Public health center
• 소감 <所感> - one´s impressions
• 소문 <所聞> - rumor
• 소득 <所得> - income, earnings, profits

消

Meaning: disappear

• 소독(하다) <消毒> - disinfection
• 취소(하다) <取消> - cancel
• 소방관 <消防官> - fire fighter, fireman
• 소방서 <消防署> - fire station
• 소방차 <消防車> - firetruck
• 소화기 <消火器> - fire extinguisher
• 소화(하다/되다) <消化> - Digest
• 소비 <消費> - consumption
• 소비자 <消費者> - consumer

素

Meaning: plain, normally, formerly, element, white (silk), vegetarian

• 영양소 <營養素> - nutriment, nutrient
• 산소 <酸素> - oxygen
• 평소 <平素> - usually, ordinarily, ordinary times

紹

Meaning: continue, carry on, hand down, to join

• 소개(하다) <紹介> - introduction, Introduce

掃

Meaning: sweep, clear away, exterminate

• 청소(하다) <淸掃> - Cleaning