短尾矮袋鼠

• 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.

• 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)RADICAL
• 委(bend; stoop down)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A short person is like a bent arrow that cannot straighten up.

• 衣(garment; cloth)RADICAL
• 代(substitute; generation)PHONO-SEMANTIC

A bag is a cloth container that holds things in place of your hand.

• 鼠(mouse; rat (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE

A mouse's head, teeth, body, and tail are stylized to form this character.