短

duǎn

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

Radical: 矢 HSK 2 a pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

短 decomposes into the following components:

矢 豆

Semantic component: 矢; phonetic component: 豆.

Words containing 短

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 短.

弄短
nòng duǎn
to shorten
护短
hù duǎn
to shield (one's shortcoming)
揭短
jiē duǎn
暂短
zàn duǎn
brief (in time)
浅短
qiǎn duǎn
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
短仓
duǎn cāng
短传
duǎn chuán
short pass (in ball game)
短促
duǎn cù
short in time
短信
duǎn xìn
text message
短债
duǎn zhài
short term loan
短剑
duǎn jiàn
dagger
短剧
duǎn jù

Related characters (radical 矢)

Characters that share the radical 矢.

矢 矣 知 矦 矧 矩 矫 矬 矮 矯

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