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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ai3
- English meanings
- short (of stature), low
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 矢; right 委.
Meaning & sound clues
矢 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dart”.
委 is identified as the sound component (wěi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 矮.
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.
sorrow; mourn
swounds
mild exclamation/sigh
dust; Egypt
in order
love
tumor
white (as snow)
hinder; obstruct
mugwort; stop
kind; amiable
narrow; pass
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 矮小