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
short pass (in ball game)
short pass (in ball game)
short-term loan
short-term loan
dagger
alligator
alligator
sb who dies prematurely
short-billed minivet, a small bird
short-billed minivet bird
tundra bean goose
Himalayan swiftlet bird
Himalayan swiftlet bird species
good prospects in the short term (finance)
to be short of the full amount
short-tailed albatross seabird
quokka
parasitic jaeger seabird
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
short-tailed parrotbill bird of China
short-tailed parrotbill bird
streaked wren-babbler bird
streaked wren-babbler bird
rufous-throated wren-babbler bird
rufous-throated wren babbler bird