短促 duǎncù very brief

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Stroke order

短促 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

短促 — the Chinese character for very brief (duǎncù), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 短促 — very brief

短 — 12 strokes
促 — 9 strokes

Senses

short in time
fleeting
brief
gasping (breath)
curt (tone of voice)

Characters in 短促

短 duǎn — short; brief; to lack
促 cù — (bound form) of short duration; hasty; rapid; (bound form) to hasten; to hurry; to urge; (literary) close by; pressed against

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

Related words

短促 is pronounced duǎncù and means “very brief”.

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