短
Meaning
- short
- brief
- to lack
Example sentence
燃料短缺。
There was a shortage of fuel.
The character 短
短 is 矢, an arrow, beside 豆 — a short thing shown against a longer one. 短信 a text message, 短期 short-term, 缩短 to shorten, and 短处 for what someone falls short in.