矮 Strokes Write it Listen 矮 ǎi low; short (in length) HSK 4 13 strokes Radical 矢 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from矢meaningshǐarrow, dart; to vow, to swear委soundwěito appoint, to commission, to send How it works矢 hints at the meaning (dart), and 委 wěi hints at the sound.