- 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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短欠
短欠
to fall short in one's payments
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fall short in one's payments
- 。
He owed back rent.
- 貳动verb
to lack
- 。
We are short of funds.
- 參动verb
to be short of
- 。
We are short-handed.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 欠(open mouth; yawn (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A yawning open mouth depicts a person lacking breath and energy, symbolizing deficiency.
短欠
Traditional短
to fall short in one's payments
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to fall short in one's payments
- 。
He owed back rent.
- 貳动verb
to lack
- 。
We are short of funds.
- 參动verb
to be short of
- 。
We are short-handed.
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- 欠(open mouth; yawn (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A yawning open mouth depicts a person lacking breath and energy, symbolizing deficiency.
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