| 较 |
jiào cháng xié duǎn | to compare long and short / to compare the pros and cons |
| 较 |
jiào | (bound form) to compare / (literary) to dispute / compared to / (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather / also pr. [jiao3] |
| 长 |
cháng | length / long / forever / always / constantly |
| 长 |
zhǎng | chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 絜 |
jié | clean |
| 絜 |
xié | marking line / pure / to regulate |
| 短 |
duǎn | short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault |