缩短 suōduǎn Shorten

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Traditional: 縮短

Stroke order

缩短 is written in 26 strokes across 2 characters.

缩短 — the Chinese character for Shorten (suōduǎn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 缩短 — Shorten

缩 — 14 strokes
短 — 12 strokes

Characters in 缩短

缩 suō — to withdraw; to pull back; to contract
短 duǎn — short; brief; to lack

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

缩短 is pronounced suōduǎn and means “Shorten”.

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