ǎi

low; short (in length)

Radical: 矢 HSK 4 a, v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

矮 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 矮

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 矮.

低矮
dī ǎi
short
矮人
ǎi rén
dwarf
矮凳
ǎi dèng
low stool
矮化
ǎi huà
to dwarf
矮子
ǎi zi
short person
矮小
ǎi xiǎo
short and small
矮星
ǎi xīng
dwarf star
矮林
ǎi lín
coppice
矮树
ǎi shù
short tree
矮油
ǎi yóu
矮瓜
ǎi guā
eggplant (Cantonese)
矮矬
ǎi cuó

Related characters (radical 矢)

Characters that share the radical .

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