缺

quē

HSK 3freq #2448

Meanings

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quē

1.deficiency
2.lack
3.scarce
4.vacant post
5.to run short of

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Wiktionary

1.incomplete; uncompleted; deficient
2.imperfect; flawed
3.to lack; to be short of
4.to be absent
5.vacancy; gap; deficit
6.to be mean; to be wicked
7.to be stupid; to be dense
8.chipped part; broken edge (on a bowl, cup, etc.)
9.Classifier for chipped parts on the edge of a container.
10.to

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰʷed, *kʰʷeːd): semantic 缶 (“earthen pot”) + phonetic 夬 (OC *kʷraːds).

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Stroke order

Components

缺缶夬

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

有一页缺了。
There's a page missing.
缺一把勺子。
We need one more spoon.
有一页缺了。
There is a page missing.
缺一把勺子。
There is a spoon missing.
他總是缺錢。
He's always running short of cash.
我们国家不缺石油。
We are not short of oil in this country.

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Related words

缺乏 to lack; to be short of 缺少 lack 缺点 weak point 缺陷 defect; flaw 缺席 to be absent 缺口 nick 短缺 shortage 缺失 lack; deficiency 欠缺 to be deficient in 残缺 badly damaged 紧缺 in short supply 月缺 new moon