懂中文 Dong Chinese

矮

ǎi

short

Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.

Components
矢 meaning component

矢  Meaning component

shǐ

  

arrow

委 sound component

委  Sound component

wěi, wēi

  

bent, winding

Evolution

矮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
矮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

矮  

ǎi

short, dwarf; low; short (in length)

Most common words with 矮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

矮

low

矮子

dwarf

矮小

short and small

矮人

dwarf

矮胖

dumpy