短 duǎn

short; brief; to lack

HSK 2 12 strokes Radical 矢 Sound + meaning 12 words

Built from

矢meaningshǐarrow, dart; to vow, to swear 豆sounddòubeans, peas; bean-shaped

How it works

矢 hints at the meaning (dart), and 豆 dòu hints at the sound.

Words built with 短

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Words with 短

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HSK 2 · 2

短

duǎn

short; brief; to lack

短信

duǎnxìn

text message; SMS

HSK 3 · 3

短期

duǎnqī

short term; short-term

短裤

duǎnkù

short pants; shorts

短处

duǎnchù

shortcoming; defect; fault

HSK 4 · 1

缩短

suōduǎn

to curtail; to cut down

HSK 6 · 2

短片

duǎnpiàn

short film; video clip

长短

chángduǎn

length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits

HSK 7–9 · 4

短暂

duǎnzàn

of short duration; brief; momentary

简短

jiǎnduǎn

brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity

短缺

duǎnquē

shortage

一长一短

yīchángyīduǎn

talking endlessly; long-winded