Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

short (not tall)

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ai” becomes a different word in each tone. 矮 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 矮小ǎi xiǎoshort and small; low and small; undersized
  • 矮人ǎi réndwarf
  • 矮子ǎi zishort person; dwarf
  • 高矮gāo ǎiheight (i.e. whether short or tall)
  • 矮化ǎi huà(plant pathology) to become stunted; (horticulture) to dwarf; to reduce in size (by pruning, breeding etc); (fig.) to diminish the status of

Example Sentence

弟弟比我矮一个头。Dì di bǐ wǒ ǎi yí ge tóu.My younger brother is a head shorter than me.

弟弟Dì diyounger brothercompared toIǎi(of a person) short一个yí geatóuhead