矮墩墩 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

ǎidūndūn

pudgy

ǎi short

Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 委 represents the sound.

矢 Meaning component

shǐ arrow

委 Sound component

wěi bent, winding

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	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	qraːlʔ

《說文新附》：“矮，短人也。从矢，委聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 敦 represents the sound. Simplified form of 墪.

土 Meaning component

tǔ earth

敦 Sound component

dūn esteem

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	tuːn