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
缺乏
quēfá
to lack
Characters in this word
乏 fá
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他缺乏经验。 Tā quē fá jīng yàn. He does not have enough experience.
- 我们缺乏时间。 Wǒ men quē fá shí jiān. We do not have enough time.
- 这里缺乏水。 Zhè lǐ quē fá shuǐ. This place lacks water.
Related words
- 缺 quē to lack; to be short of
- 缺点 quēdiǎn weak point; flaw
- 缺少 quēshǎo to lack; to be short of
- 吃力 chīlì hard; with effort
- 欠 qiàn to owe; to be short of
- 艰难 jiānnán difficult; hard
- 放弃 fàngqì to give up
- 为难 wéinán to put in a difficult position
- 拒绝 jùjué to refuse
- 困扰 kùnrǎo to trouble; to bother
- 逃走 táozǒu to run away; to escape
- 害 hài to harm