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
矮小
ǎixiǎo
short and small
Characters in this word
小 xiǎo
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 小 — small, tiny, insignificant
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他身材矮小。 Tā shēncái ǎixiǎo. He is short and small.
- 这树很矮小。 Zhè shù hěn ǎixiǎo. This tree is very small.
- 她个子矮小。 Tā gèzi ǎixiǎo. She is short and small.
Related words
- 矮 ǎi short; low
- 小 xiǎo small, little
- 小孩儿 xiǎoháir child
- 小姐 xiǎojiě miss, young lady
- 小朋友 xiǎopéngyǒu child, kid
- 小时 xiǎoshí hour
- 小学 xiǎoxué primary school
- 小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng primary school student
- 从小 cóngxiǎo from childhood
- 大小 dàxiǎo size
- 小 xiǎo little (affectionate prefix)
- 小声 xiǎoshēng in a low voice; quietly