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Chinese symbol for “deficiencies”

缺漏
quē lòu
to overlook; omissions; deficiencies

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deficiencies is 缺漏 (quē lòu), defined as: to overlook; omissions; deficiencies.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

缺 quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
radical 121 ⽸ · 10 strokes
漏 lòu
to leak, to drip; hour glass; funnel
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 缺漏.

WordPinyinMeaning
缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of
缺少quē shǎolack; shortage of
缺点 (缺點)quē diǎnweak point; fault
缺陷quē xiàndefect; flaw
短缺duǎn quēshortage
缺席quē xíto be absent
漏洞lòu dòngleak; hole
泄漏 (洩漏)xiè lòu(of a liquid or gas) to leak; to divulge; to leak (information)

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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