duǎn

short; brief; to lack

HSK 3 #889

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 889th character
Radical ⽮ (111.7)
Strokes 12
Index # 2669

Definitions

短 duǎn
  1. 1. short
  2. 2. brief
  3. 3. to lack
  4. 4. weak point
  5. 5. fault

Stroke order

短 stroke order diagram
短 stroke order animation

Words containing 短

Word Meaning
adjectival phrase
sexting; sexually explicit text message
sexting; sexually explicit text message
to complement each other
to complement each other
to work for a bit; casual labor
to work for a bit; casual labor
to play to one's strengths
(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
spotted bush warbler, a small bird
the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
brief (in time)
brief (in time)
to gossip (idiom)
to gossip (idiom)
brown-eared bulbul bird
brown-eared bulbul bird
Gould's shortwing, a small brown forest bird
Gould's shortwing, a small brown bird
chestnut bulbul, a small songbird
chestnut bulbul bird
brown bush warbler bird species
(bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)
flash fiction