Short in length in Chinese (Mandarin): 短 (duǎn)
短
duǎn
short in length
- Simplified
- 短
- Traditional
- 短
- Pinyin
- duǎn
- Typed as
- duan
Use it in a sentence
这根绳子很短。
這根繩子很短。
This rope is very short.
The characters in 短
短
Short in length. 矢 (arrow) is on the left: arrows were used to measure.
12 strokes
Third tone. Shorts are 短裤 (duǎnkù), "short pants". It is the opposite of 长 (cháng).
More examples with 短
兔子的尾巴很短。
Tùzi de wěiba hěn duǎn.
A rabbit's tail is short.
夏天我穿短裤。
夏天我穿短褲。
Xiàtiān wǒ chuān duǎnkù.
I wear shorts in summer.
How to write 短 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
短 12 strokes
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