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Word and Radical Components of 短裤

The Chinese word 短裤 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
短裤 1. Simplified form of 短褲

短裤 ⇨ 短 + 裤
Component Pinyin Meanings
duǎn 1. short (q, of distance)
     (ant, zh, )
2. short (q, of time); brief
3. (literary or Wu) short (q, in stature)
4. deficient; lacking
5. weakness; shortcoming; mistake
1. Simplified form of 褲

短 ⇨ 矢 + 豆
Component Pinyin Meanings
shǐ 1. (classical, archery, weapons) arrow
2. to vow; to swear
shǐ 3. Alternative form of 屎 (excrement; poop)
dòu 1. pod-bearing plant or its seeds; bean; pea
     綠豆 - mung bean
     蠶豆 - fava bean
     豌豆 - pea
2. bean-shaped object
     咖啡豆 - coffee bean
3. (historical) stemmed shallow bowl on a round base, often with a lid and sometimes with handles, initially earthenware and used as a food container, later also made of wood or bronze and used to hold m