少卿

shàoqīng

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

他在唐朝做过大理寺少卿。

Tā zài Tángcháo zuò guo Dàlǐsì shàoqīng.

Under the Tang he served as vice-minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

HSK 7-9

任安字少卿，是司马迁的朋友。

Rén Ān zì Shàoqīng, shì Sīmǎ Qiān de péngyou.

Ren An, courtesy name Shaoqing, was a friend of Sima Qian.

mistakes

少 here is shào, 'junior, deputy', as in 少将 (major general), not shǎo 'few'. A 少卿 was the deputy of a 卿, the minister heading a court.

history

Sima Qian's famous letter to his friend 任安 is also titled 《报任少卿书》, after Ren An's courtesy name.

少 shǎo

卿 qīng