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矮

ǎi

short, low; dwarf

🔤 Pictophonetic: 矢 (dart) provides meaning, 委 provides pronunciation

HSK 3 13 strokes Common (20%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

矢

shǐ

arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

委

wěi

to appoint, to commission, to send

⿰矢委 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǐ

矢

arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

📷 Pictographic: An arrow pointing upwards

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

tiān

天

sky, heaven; god, celestial

💡 Ideographic: The heavens 一 above a man 大

4 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

dà

大

big, great, vast, high, deep

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

3 strokes HSK 1

wěi

委

to appoint, to commission, to send

8 strokes HSK 5

hé

禾

cereal, grain, rice; plant, stalk

📷 Pictographic: A plant stalk with a sagging head

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

nǚ

女

woman, girl; female

📷 Pictographic: A woman turned to the side

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 矮 (37)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

矮 ↗

ǎi

low / short (in length)

ǎi

矮 ↗

HSK 3

low / short (in length)

short and small / low and small / undersized

ǎixiǎo

矮小 ↗

short and small / low and small / undersized

矮胖 ↗

ǎipàng

short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly

ǎipàng

矮胖 ↗

short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly

Japanese Ardisia herb / Herba Ardisiae japonicae

ǎidìchá

矮地茶 ↗

Japanese Ardisia herb / Herba Ardisiae japonicae

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