短

duǎn

d+uǎn·3rd tone

short · brief

Radical: 矢 Strokes: 12 HSK 2

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

知矢矫矩矮矣矬矧

Same radical

知矢矫矩矮矣矬矧

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Character Decomposition

短=矢+豆

Etymology

dart

Meanings

short

brief

to lack

weak point

fault

duǎn

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Words with 短 400 total

shortwave (radio)短波duǎn bō short range短程duǎn chéng shortcoming · defect · fault · one's weak points短处duǎn chù short in time · fleeting · brief · gasping (breath) · curt (tone of voice)短促duǎn cù piccolo短笛duǎn dí

Idioms with 短 118 total Chain

(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief长话短说cháng huà duǎn shuō sigh incessantly (or deeply) · deep groans (or sighs) · moan and groan · whine长嘘短叹cháng xū duǎn tàn long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain长吁短叹cháng xū duǎn tàn abbr. for 尺有所短，，寸有所长尺短寸长chǐ duǎn cùn cháng