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矮

矮 U+77EE, 矮
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-77EE
← 短
[U+77ED] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 矯 →
[U+77EF]

Translingual edit

Stroke order
 

Han character edit

矮 (Kangxi radical 111, 矢+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 人大竹木女 (OKHDV), four-corner 82444, composition ⿰矢委)

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: 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 edit

trad. 矮
simp. # 矮
2nd round simp. 仦

Glyph origin edit

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／形声, OC *qraːlʔ) : semantic 矢 + phonetic 委 (OC *qrol, *qrolʔ).

Pronunciation edit

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Note:
  • óe/é - vernacular;
  • ái - literary.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 矮
Mandarin Beijing /ai²¹⁴/
Harbin /ai²¹³/
/nai²¹³/
Tianjin /nai¹³/
Jinan /iɛ⁵⁵/
/ŋɛ⁵⁵/ 新
Qingdao /iɛ⁵⁵/
Zhengzhou /ai⁵³/
Xi'an /ŋai⁵³/
Xining /nɛ⁵³/
Yinchuan /ɛ⁵³/
Lanzhou /ɛ⁴⁴²/
Ürümqi /ai⁵¹/
Wuhan /ŋai⁴²/
Chengdu /ŋai⁵³/
Guiyang /ŋai⁴²/
/ai⁴²/ 新
Kunming /æ⁵³/
Nanjing /ae²¹²/
Hefei /ʐe̞²⁴/
Jin Taiyuan /ɣai⁵³/
Pingyao /ŋæ⁵³/
Hohhot /ŋɛ⁵³/
Wu Shanghai /a³⁵/
Suzhou /ɑ⁵¹/
Hangzhou /ʔie̞⁵³/
Wenzhou /a³⁵/
Hui Shexian /ŋa³⁵/
Tunxi /ŋa³¹/
Xiang Changsha /ŋai⁴¹/
Xiangtan /ŋai⁴²/
Gan Nanchang /ŋai²¹³/
Hakka Meixian /ai³¹/
Taoyuan /ɑi³¹/
Cantonese Guangzhou /ŋɐi³⁵/
Nanning /ɐi³⁵/
Hong Kong /ŋɐi³⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /ai⁵³/
/ue⁵³/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /ɛ³²/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /ai²¹/
Shantou (Teochew) /oi⁵³/
Haikou (Hainanese) /ɔi²¹³/
Rime
Character 矮
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 佳 (31)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 烏蟹切
Baxter 'eaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ʔˠɛX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ʔᵚæX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ʔæiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ʔaɨjX/
Li
Rong 		/ʔɛX/
Wang
Li 		/aiX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ʔaiX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yǎ
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		aai2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 矮
Reading # 1/1
No. 12885
Phonetic
component 		委
Rime
group 		歌
Rime
subdivision 		1
Corresponding
MC rime 		矮
Old
Chinese 		/*qraːlʔ/

Definitions edit

矮

  1. (of stature) short
    Antonym: 高 (gāo)
    他個子矮。／他个子矮。  ―  Tā gèzi ǎi.  ―  He is short.
  2. low (of less than normal height)
    矮牆／矮墙  ―  ǎi qiáng  ―  low wall
    張凳太矮喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    张凳太矮喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    zoeng1 dang3 taai3 ai2 laa3. [Jyutping]
    The chair is too low.
  3. (Mainland China Hokkien) to fall short (compared to someone else)

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 矮 (“short (in stature)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
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
Northern Min Jian'ou 矮
Eastern Min Fuzhou 矮
Southern Min 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
Zhongshan Min Shaxi (Longdu) 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
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
Northern Min Jian'ou 矮
Eastern Min Fuzhou 下, 矮
Southern Min Xiamen 下
Quanzhou 下
Jinjiang 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

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Compounds edit

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Japanese edit

Kanji edit

矮

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. small, little, dwarf

Readings edit

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Korean edit

Hanja edit

矮 • (wae) (hangeul 왜, McCune–Reischauer wae, Yale way)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

矮: Hán Nôm readings: ải

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