短 (dyun2 | duan3) : short (length)

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短

dyun2

duan3

[1] short; brief [2] [v] be deficient; want; lack; owe; lacking [3] shortcomings; faults; mistakes

See also 矮

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 矢 (#111)

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

短

This word has been viewed 9249 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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縮短 suk1 dyun2 suo1 duan3 = shorten

短期 dyun2 kei4 duan4 qi1 (PRC), duan4 qi2 (Taiwan) = short-term

短袖 dyun2 zau6 duan3 xiu4 = short sleeves; short-sleeved

短袖衫 dyun2 zau6 saam1 duan3 xiu4 shan1 = short-sleeved shirt 粵

一人計短，二人計長 jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 yi4 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2 = two heads are better than one 粵

短褲 dyun2 fu3 duan3 ku4 = shorts

貼身短褲 tip3 san1 dyun2 fu3 = panties

短訊 dyun2 seon3 duan3 xun4 = SMS text message

短程 dyun2 cing4 = short distance

簡短 gaan2 dyun2 jian3 duan3 = brief; short time; short duration
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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: 短
Unicode code for this character: U+77ed (off-site link)

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