矮

(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,721 U+77EE

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

矢 (semantic, “dart”) + 委 (phonetic, wěi)

components: 矢委

short of stature · Heisig RSH #2257

矢 dart + 委 committee

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 委

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 委 (wěi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
委 sound component	wěi	to appoint, to commission, to send
魏	wèi	the kingdom of Wei; surname
萎	wěi	to wither, to wilt
倭	wō	dwarf; dwarfish, short
诿	wěi	to shirk, to pass the buck, to make excuses
痿	wěi	paralysis; impotence
逶	wēi	winding, curving; to swagger

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
矮脚白花蛇利草	ǎi jiǎo bái huā shé lì cǎo	see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3]
矮黑人	ǎi hēi rén	Negrito
白矮星	bái ǎi xīng	white dwarf
矮行星	ǎi xíng xīng	dwarf planet
矮子里拔将军	ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn	lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs; fig. choose the best person available (out of…
红矮星	hóng ǎi xīng	red dwarf star
黑矮星	hēi ǎi xīng	black dwarf star
矮个儿	ǎi gè r	a person of short stature; a short person
矮地茶	ǎi dì chá	(loanword) Japanese ardisia (Ardisia japonica) (herb)
矮杆品种	ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng	short-stalked variety; short straw variety
矮子	ǎi zi	short person; dwarf
矮人	ǎi rén	dwarf
矮小	ǎi xiǎo	short and small; low and small; undersized
矮化	ǎi huà	(plant pathology) to become stunted; (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by prunin…
高矮	gāo ǎi	height (i.e. whether short or tall)
短尾矮袋鼠	duǎn wěi ǎi dài shǔ	quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
矮林	ǎi lín	coppice; brushwood
矮星	ǎi xīng	dwarf star
棕矮星	zōng ǎi xīng	brown dwarf star
矮油	ǎi yóu	(slang) alternative for 哎呦[ai1 you1] "oh my!"