<p>I have a thought that the following 2 words’ meaning is exchanged:<br>
1) 射<br>
2) 短  </p>

<p>First of all, I am not saying I AM CORRECT or I want to make changes to these words, it is merely a discussion where I think this forum is about (‘to discuss the finer points of the Chinese Language’).  It's merely for fun and knowledge anyways and I want to know other's thought on it.</p>

<p>Here’s the argument:  </p>

<p>(original):<br>
射 -  shoot<br>
短 -  short  </p>

<p>(My thought):<br>
射 - short. 身+寸 – body + inches, doesn’t that imply a body that’s only inches long, aka short?<br>
短 - shoot. 矢+豆 – an arrow on a bean, kind of implying the action of shooting an arrow with accuracy?  </p>

<p>I could be wrong by defining my arguement only destructing the word into parts and take their meaning, ignoring simplified Chinese / all other method of forming a word.  Any thought?  </p>

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2015-09-17T21:01:44.047Z
See http://wangjian930921.blog.hexun.com/84849426_d.html , http://www.tglin.idv.tw/essay/essay_lang12.htm
NS.X.
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2015-09-21T16:44:46.390Z
I really like your explanation to these two characters. If you are interested, the following two characters have exchanged meanings: 重 vs 出
Madwyn
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2015-09-21T16:47:34.353Z
@Madwyn hi Madwyn, thanks!  Could you clarify if 重 here (as pre-exchanged meaning) refers to "heavy", "layer", "important", or "repetition"?
Alex
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2015-09-21T16:57:55.123Z
重 refers to "heavy", 出 refers to "depart" or "go out". I've learned this from an old TV program from CCTV. However, this is debatable. I think the best way to learn the truth is by looking at the ancient writings.
Madwyn
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2015-09-21T19:55:30.010Z
Interesting.  I will see if i've time for some googling later regarding to these 2 words.  Thanks!
Alex
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The word 射 vs the word 短
# The word 射 vs the word 短

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-17)

I have a thought that the following 2 words’ meaning is exchanged:  
1) 射  
2) 短

First of all, I am not saying I AM CORRECT or I want to make changes to these words, it is merely a discussion where I think this forum is about (‘to discuss the finer points of the Chinese Language’). It's merely for fun and knowledge anyways and I want to know other's thought on it.

Here’s the argument:

(original):  
射 - shoot  
短 - short

(My thought):  
射 - short. 身+寸 – body + inches, doesn’t that imply a body that’s only inches long, aka short?  
短 - shoot. 矢+豆 – an arrow on a bean, kind of implying the action of shooting an arrow with accuracy?

I could be wrong by defining my arguement only destructing the word into parts and take their meaning, ignoring simplified Chinese / all other method of forming a word. Any thought?

**Tags:** traditional-characters

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See http://wangjian930921.blog.hexun.com/84849426_d.html , http://www.tglin.idv.tw/essay/essay_lang12.htm  
> **username_2**: I really like your explanation to these two characters. If you are interested, the following two characters have exchanged meanings: 重 vs 出  
> **username_0**: @username_2 hi username_2, thanks!  Could you clarify if 重 here (as pre-exchanged meaning) refers to "heavy", "layer", "important", or "repetition"?  
> **username_2**: 重 refers to "heavy", 出 refers to "depart" or "go out". I've learned this from an old TV program from CCTV. However, this is debatable. I think the best way to learn the truth is by looking at the ancient writings.  
> **username_0**: Interesting.  I will see if i've time for some googling later regarding to these 2 words.  Thanks!  

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