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
ankle boots
brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
brief introduction
brief introduction
Hume's short-toed lark
Hume’s short-toed lark, a bird species
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
to cut down; to curtail
energy shortage
Taiwan bush warbler, a small songbird
Taiwan bush warbler, a small songbird
white-browed shortwing bird
(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
blue-rumped parrot
blue-rumped parrot species
to spread malicious gossip
to spread malicious gossip
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
to cover for sb; protect sb’s faults
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons