矮 (ai2 | ai3) : short (height)

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矮

ai2

ai3

[1] short person; dwarf [2] short (as in height) [3] low

See also 短

Stroke count: 13

Level: 3

Radical: 矢 (#111)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

矮

This word has been viewed 12440 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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矮瓜 ai2 gwaa1 = eggplant 粵

矮仔 ai2 zai2 = a dwarf; a short person 粵

矮子 ai2 zi2 ai3 zi5 = a dwarf; a short person

矮矮地 ai2 ai2 dei6*2 ai3 ai3 de5 = a little short; shortish

矮柱 ai2 cyu5 ai3 zhu4 = bollard

矮行星 ai2 hang4 sing1 ai3 xing2 xing1 = dwarf planet

低矮擋牆 dai1 ai2 dong2 coeng4 di1 ai3 dang3 qiang2 = parapet

矮腯腯 ai2 dat1 dat1 = extremely short 粵

矮𠱂𠱂 ai2 dat1 dat1 = extremely short

矮細 ai2 sai3 = diminutive
See all 14 compounds (CantoDict reports 13 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 矮
Unicode code for this character: U+77ee (off-site link)

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