短 duǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- Made of
- 矢 arrow, dart 豆 beans, peas
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
短信
duǎnxìn
text message
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 我发短信。 Wǒ fā duǎnxìn. I send a text message.
- 短信来了。 Duǎnxìn lái le. A text message came.
- 请看短信。 Qǐng kàn duǎnxìn. Please read the text message.