矮
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Translingual
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Han character
矮 (Kangxi radical 111, 矢+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人大竹木女 (OKHDV), four-corner 82444, composition ⿰矢委)
References
- KangXi: page 825, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23995
- Dae Jaweon: page 1238, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2585, character 7
- Unihan data for U+77EE
Chinese
| trad. | 矮 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 矮 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 仦 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (委) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 矮 | *qraːlʔ |
| 躷 | *qraːlʔ |
| 捼 | *noːl, *nuːl, *njul |
| 倭 | *qoːl, *qoːlʔ, *qrol |
| 涹 | *qoːl |
| 踒 | *qoːl |
| 餧 | *nuːlʔ, *qrols |
| 諉 | *nols, *qrolʔ |
| 痿 | *njol, *qrol |
| 萎 | *qrol, *qrols |
| 逶 | *qrol |
| 覣 | *qrol |
| 蜲 | *qrol, *qrolʔ |
| 委 | *qrol, *qrolʔ |
| 緌 | *njul |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qraːlʔ) : semantic 矢 + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).
Pronunciation
Definitions
矮
- (of stature) short
- Antonym: 高 (gāo)
- low (of less than normal height)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to fall short (compared to someone else)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 矮 (“short (in stature)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 矮 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 矮, 矬 |
| Taiwan | 矮 | |
| Tianjin | 矮, 矬 | |
| Chengde | 矮, 矬 | |
| Tangshan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Cangzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Baoding | 矬 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 矬 | |
| Chifeng | 矮, 矬 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 矮 | |
| Heihe | 矮, 矬 | |
| Qiqihar | 矮, 矬 | |
| Harbin | 矮, 矬 | |
| Jiamusi | 矮, 矬 | |
| Baicheng | 矮, 矬 | |
| Changchun | 矮, 矬 | |
| Tonghua | 矮, 矬 | |
| Shenyang | 矮, 矬 | |
| Dandong | 矮, 矬 | |
| Jinzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Dalian | 矮 | |
| Yantai | 矮, 矬 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 矮, 矬 | |
| Qingdao | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lijin | 矮, 矬 | |
| Zhucheng | 矮 | |
| Jinan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Jining | 矮 | |
| Wanrong | 低 | |
| Shangqiu | 矮, 矬 | |
| Zhengzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lingbao | 矮, 矬 | |
| Xinyang | 矮 | |
| Baihe | 矮 | |
| Hanzhong | 矮 | |
| Xi'an | 矮, 矬, 低 | |
| Baoji | 矮 | |
| Yinchuan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Tianshui | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lanzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Dunhuang | 矮, 矬 | |
| Xining | 矮 | |
| Hami | 矬 | |
| Ürümqi | 矬, 矮 | |
| Wuhan | 矮 | |
| Yichang | 矮 | |
| Xiangyang | 矮 | |
| Tianmen | 矮, 矮矬 | |
| Hong'an | 矮 | |
| Chengdu | 矮 | |
| Nanchong | 矮 | |
| Dazhou | 矮 | |
| Hanyuan | 矮 | |
| Xichang | 矮 | |
| Zigong | 矮 | |
| Chongqing | 矮 | |
| Guiyang | 矮 | |
| Zunyi | 矮 | |
| Bijie | 矮 | |
| Liping | 矮 | |
| Zhaotong | 矮 | |
| Dali | 矮 | |
| Kunming | 矮 | |
| Mengzi | 矮 | |
| Guilin | 矮 | |
| Liuzhou | 矮 | |
| Jishou | 矮 | |
| Changde | 矮 | |
| Anqing | 矮 | |
| Xuzhou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Fuyang | 矮 | |
| Wuhu | 矮 | |
| Yangzhou | 矮 | |
| Lianyungang | 矮, 矬 | |
| Lianshui | 矮 | |
| Nanjing | 矮 | |
| Hefei | 矮 | |
| Nantong | 矮 | |
| Singapore | 矮 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 矮 |
| Hong Kong | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 矮 | |
| Taishan | 矮 | |
| Dongguan | 矮 | |
| Yangjiang | 矮 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 矮 |
| Lichuan | 矮 | |
| Pingxiang | 矮 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 矮 |
| Yudu | 矮 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 矮 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 矮 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 矮 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 矮 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 矮 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 矮 | |
| Hong Kong | 矮 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 矮 |
| Shexian | 矮 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 矮, 低 |
| Yangyuan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Datong | 低 | |
| Xinzhou | 矮, 低 | |
| Lishi | 矮 | |
| Linfen | 矬 | |
| Changzhi | 矮, 低 | |
| Linhe | 矬 | |
| Jining | 矬 | |
| Hohhot | 矬 | |
| Erenhot | 矮, 矬 | |
| Pingshan | 矬 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 矮, 矬 | |
| Handan | 矮, 矬 | |
| Linzhou | 矮 | |
| Suide | 矮 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 矮 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 矮 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 矮 |
| Quanzhou | 矮 | |
| Zhangzhou | 矮 | |
| Taipei | 矮 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 矮 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 矮 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 矮 | |
| Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 矮 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 矮 | |
| Tainan | 矮 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 矮 | |
| Kinmen | 矮 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 矮 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 矮 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 矮 | |
| Chaozhou | 矮 | |
| Haikou | 矮 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 矮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 矮, 短 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 矮 | |
| Suzhou | 矮 | |
| Danyang | 矮 | |
| Hangzhou | 矮 | |
| Ningbo | 矮 | |
| Wenzhou | 矮 | |
| Jinhua | 短 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 矮 |
| Loudi | 矮 | |
| Shuangfeng | 矮 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 低 (“low”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 低 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 低 |
| Taiwan | 低 | |
| Jinan | 低 | |
| Xi'an | 低 | |
| Wuhan | 低, 矮 | |
| Chengdu | 矮, 低 | |
| Yangzhou | 低 | |
| Hefei | 低, 矮 | |
| Malaysia | 低 | |
| Singapore | 低 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 低 |
| Hong Kong | 低 | |
| Taishan | 低 | |
| Yangjiang | 低 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 低 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 低, 矮 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 低, 矮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 低 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 矮 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 下, 矮 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 下 |
| Quanzhou | 下 | |
| Zhangzhou | 下 | |
| Tainan | 下 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 下 | |
| Chaozhou | 下, 矮 | |
| Shantou | 下 | |
| Jieyang | 下 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 下 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 下 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 低 | |
| Wu | Suzhou | 低 |
| Ningbo | 低, 矮 | |
| Zhoushan | 低, 矮 | |
| Wenzhou | 低, 矮 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 低, 矮, 下 |
| Shuangfeng | 低, 矮 | |
See also
- 低 (dī)
- 短 (duǎn)
Compounds
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References
- “Entry #9769”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
矮
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- small, little, dwarf
Readings
- Go-on: え (e)
- Kan-on: あい (ai)
- Kan’yō-on: わい (wai)
- Kun: ひくい (hikui, 矮い); みじかい (mijikai, 矮い)
Compounds
- (small): 矮化, 矮躯, 矮小, 矮人, 矮星
Korean
Hanja
矮 • (wae) (hangeul 왜, McCune–Reischauer wae, Yale way)
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Vietnamese
Han character
矮: Hán Nôm readings: ải
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