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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- duan3
- English meanings
- short, brief
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 矢; right 豆.
Meaning & sound clues
矢 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dart”.
豆 is identified as the sound component (dòu). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 短.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
stop
measure word (general)
start
forge; exercise
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 短裤
- 简短
- 缩短
- 长短