矮 ǎi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- Made of
- 矢 arrow, dart 委 to appoint, to commission, to send
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
矮
ǎi
short; low
Character
Example phrases
- 他不矮。 Tā bù ǎi. He is not short.
- 这桌子矮。 Zhè zhuōzi ǎi. This table is low.
- 我有点矮。 Wǒ yǒudiǎn ǎi. I am a little short.