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矮 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side features the semantic radical 矢, meaning "arrow", which reflects ancient practices where arrows served as standard units for measuring height or depth. The right side is the phonetic component 委, which contributes the sound but not the meaning, as its independent senses (such as "to entrust" or "to droop") are unrelated. Thus, the character denotes a short physical stature or a low object, indicating a lack of vertical height.
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这个房子很矮小。
我弟弟比我矮一点。
那个矮个子男孩很灵活。
院子周围有一道矮墙。
这些灌木长得比较矮。
他身材矮小但力气很大。
不要因为身高矮而自卑。
这栋建筑在摩天楼旁边显得很矮。