Chinese Character Dictionary

矮半截

ăi bàn jié

to be inferior to

矮呆病

ăi dāi bìng

cretinism

矮地茶

ăi dì chá

Japanese Ardisia herb

矮墩墩

ăi dūn dūn

pudgy

矮壮素

ăi zhuàng sù

chlormequat chloride

矮子

ăi zi

short person

矮子里拔将军

ăi zi li bá jiāng jūn

lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs

矮小

ăi xiăo

short and small

矮小精悍

ăi xiăo jīng hàn

short but intrepid (idiom)

矮星

ăi xīng

dwarf star

矮林

ăi lín

coppice

矮杆品种

ăi găn pĭn zhŏng

short-stalked variety

矮杨梅

ăi yáng méi

dwarf bayberry (Myrica nana)

矮树

ăi shù

short tree

矮瓜

ăi guā

eggplant (Cantonese)

矮胖

ăi pàng

short and stout

矮脚白花蛇利草

ăi jiăo bái huā shé lì căo

see 白花蛇舌草[bái huā shé shé căo]

矮脚罗伞

ăi jiăo luó săn

Ardisia villosa

矮脚苦蒿

ăi jiăo kŭ hāo

see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xióng dăn căo]

矮茎朱砂根

ăi jīng zhū shā gēn

short-stem Ardisia (Ardisia brevicaulis)

矮行星

ăi xíng xīng

dwarf planet

矮丑穷

ăi chŏu qióng

undesirable boyfriend (i.e. short, ugly and poor) (Internet slang)

矮鹿

ăi lù

siberian roe deer

矮黑人

ăi hēi rén

black dwarf (pejorative term for non-Han people)

矫

Jiăo

surname Jiao

矫健

jiăo jiàn

strong and healthy

矫味剂

jiăo wèi jì

corrective agent

矫形

jiăo xíng

orthopedic (e.g. surgery)

矫形外科

jiăo xíng wài kē

orthopedic surgery

矫形牙套

jiăo xíng yá tào

orthodontic brace

矫形医生

jiăo xíng yī shēng

orthopedic doctor

矫情

jiáo qing

(Beijing dialect) argumentative

矫捷

jiăo jié

vigorous and nimble

矫揉造作

jiăo róu zào zuò

pretension

矫枉过正

jiăo wăng guò zhèng

to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate

矫枉过直

jiăo wăng guò zhí

to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate

矫正

jiăo zhèng

to correct

矫正透镜

jiăo zhèng tòu jìng

correcting lens

矫治

jiăo zhì

to correct (e.g. sight or hearing)

矫矫

jiăo jiăo

gallant

矫诏

jiăo zhào

the pretense of acting on imperial order

矰

zēng

arrow with a streamer

矱

yuē

standard

石

Shí

surname Shi

石作

shí zuò

masonry workshop

石像

shí xiàng

stone statue

石刁柏

shí diāo băi

asparagus

石刑

shí xíng

stoning (execution method)

石刻

shí kè

stone inscription

石勒

Shí Lè

Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵 (319-30)

石化

shí huà

to petrify

石化厂

shí huà chăng

petroleum plant

石匠痨

shí jiàng láo

silicosis (occupational disease of miners)

石南属

shí nán shŭ

heather

石南树

shí nán shù

heath

石南花

shī nán huā

heather (Ericaceae)

石印

shí yìn

lithography

石原慎太郎

Shí yuán Shèn tài láng

Ishihara Jintarō (1932-), Japanese author and politician, governor of Tokyo since 1999

石咀山

Shí jŭ shān

Shijushan or Shizuishan (place name)

石咀山区

Shí jŭ shān qū

variant of 石嘴山區|石嘴山区[Shí zuĭ shān qū]