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
短处
duǎnchù
weak point; shortcoming
Characters in this word
处 chù
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 夂 — to go
- Made of
- 夂 to go 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这是我的短处。 Zhè shì wǒ de duǎnchù. This is my weak point.
- 他有短处。 Tā yǒu duǎnchù. He has weak points.
- 别笑人短处。 Bié xiào rén duǎnchù. Do not laugh at others' shortcomings.