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CHINESE CHARACTER

qiàn

欠

欠

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yawn

Numbered pinyin
qian4
English meanings
deficient, to owe, to lack, yawn

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺈; bottom 人.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⺈人

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他qiàn欠qián钱。

    He owes money.

  2. 02

    qiàn欠kǎolǜ考虑。

    Not well considered.

  3. 03

    qiàn欠biéren别人。

    Owe others.

  4. 04

    bù不qiàn欠。

    Don't owe.

  5. 05

    qiàn欠zhài债。

    Owe a debt.

  6. 06

    qiàn欠duō多le了。

    Owed a lot.

Explore words connected to this character.

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