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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- que1
- English meanings
- be short of, lack
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 缶; right 夬.
Meaning & sound clues
缶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “jar”.
夬 is identified as the sound component (guài). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 缺.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
but
true; reliable; indeed
sparrow; bird
magpie
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 欠缺
- 残缺
- 短缺
- 紧缺
- 缺乏
- 缺口
- 缺失
- 缺少
- 缺席
- 缺点
- 缺陷