- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
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短小精悍
短小精悍
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- ，。
Although he is small and compact, he is very powerful.
- 貳形adjective
(of an article) concise and forceful
- 。
This article is concise and powerful.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE
Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice)RADICAL
- 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.
短小精悍
Traditional短
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- ，。
Although he is small and compact, he is very powerful.
- 貳形adjective
(of an article) concise and forceful
- 。
This article is concise and powerful.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow point; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 豆(bean; small object)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An arrow's short tip is the size of a bean — that is the meaning of short.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)ASSOCIATIVE
Three tiny strokes represent fine grains of sand, conveying the meaning of "small" or "tiny."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(rice)RADICAL
- 青(green and pure; clear and clean)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Rice pounded clean and polished becomes pure and clear as the blue-green color of jade.
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