Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 豆 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
短
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
短
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
短
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
短
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
短
Regular
Modern
Chinese
短 [duǎn]
short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
短 いかい
Ikai unclassified name
短 いがい
Igai unclassified name
短 いのかい
Inokai unclassified name
短 いのこ
Inoko unclassified name
短 いのご
Inogo unclassified name
短 いのやま
Inoyama unclassified name
短 いやま
Iyama unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
短期 [duǎnqī] #9,357
short term
短暂 [duǎnzàn] #5,111
of short duration
短暂 [duǎnzàn] #5,111
of short duration
短裤 [duǎnkù] #5,220
short pants
短裤 [duǎnkù] #5,220
short pants
短线 [duǎnxiàn] #4,387
short term
短线 [duǎnxiàn] #4,387
short term
缩短 [suōduǎn] #13,219
to curtail
缩短 [suōduǎn] #13,219
to curtail
简短 [jiǎnduǎn] #7,984
brief (statement, summary etc)
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 簡単 [かんたん] #353
simple
⭐ 短い [みじかい] #1,005
short
⭐ 短時間 [たんじかん] #7,356
short time
⭐ 短期間 [たんきかん] #7,905
short term
短剣 [たんけん] #8,472
short sword
単刀直入 [たんとうちょくにゅう] #10,609
straight to the point
手短 [てみじか] #11,478
short
⭐ 短縮 [たんしゅく] #13,270
shortening
⭐ 最短 [さいたん] #14,515
shortest
⭐ 短刀 [たんとう] #15,115
short sword
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