Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 短
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短 |
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Meaning |
short or brief, to lack, weak point, fault |
Pronunciation |
duǎn |
Explanation |
Left: arrow 矢 (= An arrow ノ in the sky 天), right: bean 豆 |
Mnemonic
| An arrow of the size of a bean is very short. |
Radicals
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矢
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arrow | |
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豆
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bean | (shows eating / sacrificial vessel with a high round base, and is also interpreted as a drum.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 长短 |
cháng duǎn |
length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short | | 短期 |
duǎn qī |
short-term | | 缩短 |
suō duǎn |
to curtail; to cut down | | 短篇小说 |
duǎn piān xiǎo shuō |
narrative; short story | | 短小精悍 |
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn |
small but robust (idiom); concise and forceful |
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