缺 — Chinese character
缺
quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
- Pinyin
- quē
- Radical
- 121 ⽸ (Jar)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 缶 夬
- Formation
- pictophonetic — jar; meaning component 缶; sound component 夬
- Japanese
- 缺 as a kanji
Common words with 缺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 缺乏 | quē fá | to lack; to be short of |
| 缺少 | quē shǎo | lack; shortage of |
| 缺点 (缺點) | quē diǎn | weak point; fault |
| 缺陷 | quē xiàn | defect; flaw |
| 短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage |
| 缺席 | quē xí | to be absent |
| 缺口 | quē kǒu | nick; jag |
| 缺失 | quē shī | lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect |
| 欠缺 | qiàn quē | to be deficient in; lapse |
| 不可或缺 | bù kě huò quē | necessary; must have |
| 空缺 | kòng quē | vacancy |
| 稀缺 | xī quē | scarce; scarcity |
English words written with 缺
缺 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 45
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 58
- Analects 18.9
- Mencius 3B.9
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
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