13 strokes
Character #985 · The First 1000
矮 ǎi meaning: short
(of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)
- Strokes
- 13
- Both scripts
- 矮
- Poster cell
- E36
简 = 繁Same in simplified and traditional
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 矮
Write 矮 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, ǎi, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 矮 mean in English?
- 矮 (ǎi) means "short": (of a person) short; (of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than).
- How do you pronounce 矮?
- 矮 is pronounced ǎi in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄞˇ.
- How many strokes does 矮 have?
- 矮 has 13 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
- Is 矮 the same in traditional Chinese?
- Yes. 矮 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
- What are common words with 矮?
- Common words that use 矮 include 矮小 (ǎixiǎo, short and small), 矮子 (ǎizi, short person), 矮胖 (ǎipàng, short and stout), 低矮 (dī'ǎi, short).
- How common is 矮?
- 矮 is number 985 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell E36 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.