短 = 矢 + 豆

短 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “short”. It is built from 矢 (arrow) and 豆 (beans).

Keyword: short
Pinyin (Mandarin): duǎn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: короткий
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 短 short

Decomposition

ids

矢 arrow
豆 beans

How to find 短 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “arrow” + “beans”. 短 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 短 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.