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

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Words containing 短

Word Meaning
flash fiction
at the end of the year (idiom)
at the end of the year (idiom)
superficial; narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
superficial; narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
Naung Mung scimitar babbler bird
Naung Mung scimitar babbler bird
to text; to send SMS messages
to text; to send SMS messages
white-throated lesser shortwing bird
lesser shortwing bird species
white-bellied redstart bird
white-bellied redstart bird
to be shortsighted
short-sighted
to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)