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Character Decomposition
短=矢+豆
Etymology
dart
Meanings
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
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Words with 短 400 total
Idioms with 短 118 total
(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief长话短说cháng huà duǎn shuōsigh incessantly (or deeply) · deep groans (or sighs) · moan and groan · whine长嘘短叹cháng xū duǎn tànlong moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain长吁短叹cháng xū duǎn tànabbr. for 尺有所短，，寸有所长尺短寸长chǐ duǎn cùn cháng