矮 = 矢 + 委

矮 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “short”. It is built from 矢 (arrow) and 委 (appoint).

Keyword: short
Pinyin (Mandarin): ǎi
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: short, dwarf, карлик, короткий, dwarf

Decomposition

ids

矢 arrow
委 appoint

How to find 矮 without knowing its reading

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

Open 矮 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.