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Characters, words, pinyin or English

矮 ǎi short

short; low

How to remember 矮: 矢 arrow + 委 entrust = short. The coach gives her smallest pupil an arrow cut down to size and will not entrust her with a full one while she is so short.

  • 2,027. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 矢

Component breakdown

矮 = 矢 arrow + 委 entrust

  • 矢 arrow
  • 委 entrust
The Gushi story

The coach gives her smallest pupil an arrow cut down to size and will not entrust her with a full one while she is so short.

How it is used

  • Short in height/low - for people it's the opposite of 高 (gāo, tall): 他个子矮 (tā gèzi ǎi) he's short, 他个子很高 (tā gèzi hěn gāo) he's tall.
  • Also low for objects: 矮墙 (ǎi qiáng) a low wall, 矮桌 (ǎi zhuō) a low table.
  • Don't use 矮 for short in length/duration - that's 短 (duǎn); 矮 is only vertical shortness.

Example sentences

  • 他长得很矮。 Tā zhǎng de hěn ǎi.He is short.