短
- short;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound:
矢 (화살 시, “arrow”) — semantic component, indicating length/measurement.
豆 (콩 두, “bean vessel”) — phonetic component.
Usage in Korean
短期 (단기) — short term
短所 (단소) — weakness, shortcoming
短篇 (단편) — short story, short piece
長短 (장단) — length, pros and cons
Words that derived from 短
Additional notes
矢 often appears as a semantic element in characters related to size/height, e.g. 矮 (왜, “short, dwarf”).
The base image of an arrow (矢) emphasizes relative length, here used in the sense of “shortness.”
短
짧을
단
jjalbeul
dan
Kangxi radical:111, 矢 + 7
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+77ED
Cangjie input:
- 人大一口廿 (OKMRT)
Composition:
- ⿰ 矢 豆