短 duǎn
短 (duǎn) is a Chinese character with 12 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.
Meaning
短 means short (length) in English.
| English | short (length) |
|---|---|
| Spanish | corto |
| Portuguese | curto |
| French | court |
| German | kurz |
| Italian | corto |
| Russian | короткий |
| Arabic | قصير |
| Hindi | छोटा |
| Indonesian | pendek |
| Vietnamese | ngắn |
| Japanese | 短い |
| Korean | 짧다 |
Stroke order
Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 短 loaded.
Words containing 短
- 短 duǎn — short
Characters at the same level
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