- 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 委(bend; stoop down)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A short person is like a bent arrow that cannot straighten up.
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矮半截
矮半截
to be inferior to
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be inferior to
- 。
He is half a head shorter than me.
- 貳形adjective
to be of a lower grade than
- 。
His grades fall short of mine by half a level.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 戈(weapon; spear)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; cut across)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.
矮半截
Traditional矮
to be inferior to
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to be inferior to
- 。
He is half a head shorter than me.
- 貳形adjective
to be of a lower grade than
- 。
His grades fall short of mine by half a level.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 矢(arrow tip; arrowhead)RADICAL
- 委(bend; stoop down)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A short person is like a bent arrow that cannot straighten up.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 戈(weapon; spear)RADICAL
- 隹(short-tailed bird)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten; cut across)ASSOCIATIVE
A spear cuts through like a horizontal slash, severing a bird in two.
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