• 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

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.”

짧을
jjalbeul
dan
Kangxi radical:111, + 7
Strokes:12
Unicode:U+77ED
Cangjie input:
  • 人大一口廿 (OKMRT)
Composition:
  • ⿰ 矢 豆

Neighboring characters in the dictionary

References

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