- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
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缩短
缩短
to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
HSK 5 (2.0)HSK 4 (3.0)1 meaning#21446
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 。
We should shorten the meeting time.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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.
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ANTONYMS1
缩短
Traditional縮短
to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
HSK 5 (2.0)HSK 4 (3.0)1 meaning#21446
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 。
We should shorten the meeting time.
COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
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.
RELATED
ANTONYMS1
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