缩 suō
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 宿 to stop, to rest, to lodge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缩短
suōduǎn
to shorten
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 请缩短时间。 Qǐng suō duǎn shí jiān. Please shorten the time.
- 路程缩短了。 Lù chéng suō duǎn le. The journey became shorter.
- 会议缩短了。 Huì yì suō duǎn le. The meeting became shorter.