缺 quē
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 缶 — earthen crock or jar
- Made of
- 缶 earthen crock or jar 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缺
quē
to lack; to be short of
Character
Example phrases
- 我缺一本书。 Wǒ quē yì běn shū. I am missing one book.
- 这里缺人手。 Zhèlǐ quē rénshǒu. We are short of workers here.
- 他缺一支笔。 Tā quē yì zhī bǐ. He is missing one pen.
Related words
- 缺点 quēdiǎn weak point; flaw
- 缺少 quēshǎo to lack; to be short of
- 缺乏 quēfá to lack
- 毛病 máobìng problem; defect
- 破坏 pòhuài to damage; to destroy
- 浪费 làngfèi to waste
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 危险 wēixiǎn dangerous
- 破 pò broken
- 事故 shìgù accident
- 意外 yìwài accident; unexpected event
- 架 jià to fight; a measure word for airplanes