矮 (ǎi)

Short (in height); low.

How 矮 is written

Strokes
13
Radical
矢 — arrow
Traditional
矮
Simplified
矮 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 矮

矮人 ǎirén
dwarf
矮子 ǎizi
short person; dwarf
高矮 gāoǎi
height (i.e. whether short or tall)
低矮 dīǎi
short; low
矮凳 ǎidèng
low stool
矮化 ǎihuà
to dwarf; to stunt
矮小 ǎixiǎo
short and small; low and small; undersized
矮樹 ǎishù
short tree; bush; shrub
矮瓜 ǎiguā
eggplant (Cantonese)
矮胖 ǎipàng
short and stout; dumpy; roly-poly

矮 in a sentence

他比哥哥矮一點。

Tā bǐ gēge ǎi yìdiǎn.

“He is a little shorter than his older brother.”

How common is 矮?

矮 is the 2,023rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97.2% of all running text.

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