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矮

ǎi

short (in height)

Stroke order of 矮

矮 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

An arrow "矢" is short, next to a bent-over "委" figure: short in height.

Parts: 矮: 矢 arrow + 委 bend/yield (phonetic)

Example sentence

我比我妹妹矮一点儿。

I'm a little shorter than my younger sister.

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