矮

ǎi

ǎino initial · 3rd tone — spelling rules

(of a person) short

Radical: 矢 Strokes: 13 HSK 4

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

知短矢矫矩矣矬矧

Same radical

知短矢矫矩矣矬矧

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Character Decomposition

矮=矢+委

Etymology

dart

Meanings

(of a person) short

(of a wall etc) low

(of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

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Words with 矮 54 total

short · low低矮dī ǎi short (in stature)矮矬ǎi cuó low stool矮凳ǎi dèng dwarf矮人ǎi rén short and small · low and small · undersized矮小ǎi xiǎo dwarf star矮星ǎi xīng short person · dwarf矮子ǎi zi (plant pathology) to become stunted · (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc) · (fig.) to diminish the status of; to disparage · (fig.) to downplay矮化ǎi huà coppice · brushwood矮林ǎi lín short tree · bush · shrub矮树ǎi shù (slang) alternative for 哎呦 āi yōu "oh my!"矮油ǎi yóu eggplant (Cantonese)矮瓜ǎi guā