ǎi

(of a person) short

(of a wall etc) low; (of rank) inferior (to); lower (than)

arrow (矢) +委 = short, low

矢 is an arrow, and arrows measure height by how far they fall short of a target — a fitting image for shortness. 委 mainly lends the sound ǎi here; its own meaning of 'delegate' is incidental.

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Words with 矮

高矮

gāo ǎi

height (i.e. whether short or tall)

高矮胖瘦

gāo ǎi pàng shòu

one's physique (tall or short, thin or fat)

黑矮星

hēi ǎi xīng

black dwarf star

低矮

dī ǎi

short

棕矮星

zōng ǎi xīng

brown dwarf star

矮人

ǎi rén

dwarf

矮个儿

ǎi gè r

a person of short stature

矮凳

ǎi dèng

low stool

白矮星

bái ǎi xīng

white dwarf

短尾矮袋鼠

duǎn wěi ǎi dài shǔ

quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

矮化

ǎi huà

(plant pathology) to become stunted

矮半截

ǎi bàn jié

to be inferior to

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