矮 — Chinese character
矮
ǎi
short, low; dwarf
- Pinyin
- ǎi
- Radical
- 111 ⽮ (Arrow)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 矢 委
- Formation
- pictophonetic — dart; meaning component 矢; sound component 委
- Japanese
- 矮 as a kanji
Common words with 矮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矮子 | ǎi zi | short person; dwarf |
| 矮人 | ǎi rén | dwarf |
| 矮小 | ǎi xiǎo | short and small; low and small |
| 低矮 | dī ǎi | short; low |
| 白矮星 | bái ǎi xīng | white dwarf |
| 矮化 | ǎi huà | (plant pathology) to become stunted; (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc) |
| 矮胖 | ǎi pàng | short and stout; dumpy |
| 高矮 | gāo ǎi | height (i.e. whether short or tall) |
| 矮星 | ǎi xīng | dwarf star |
| 矮油 | ǎi yóu | (slang) alternative for 哎呦 (āi yōu) "oh my!" |
| 矮树 (矮樹) | ǎi shù | short tree; bush |
| 矮冬瓜 | ǎi dōng gua | (coll.) (derog.) short, fat person |
English words written with 矮
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