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
缺陷
quēxiàn
defect
Characters in this word
陷 xiàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 臽 pit, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这款软件的安全缺陷已经在最新版本中修复。 Zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn de ānquán quēxiàn yǐjīng zài zuìxīn bǎnběn zhōng xiūfù. This software's security defect has already been fixed in the latest version.
- 这座桥的设计有明显的缺陷，所以暂时不能开放。 Zhè zuò qiáo de shèjì yǒu míngxiǎn de quēxiàn, suǒyǐ zànshí bù néng kāifàng. The design of this bridge has an obvious flaw, so it cannot be opened for now.
- 每个人都有缺陷，重要的是学会接受自己。 Měi ge rén dōu yǒu quēxiàn, zhòngyào de shì xuéhuì jiēshòu zìjǐ. Everyone has flaws; what matters is learning to accept yourself.
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
- 缺乏 quēfá to lack
- 短缺 duǎnquē shortage, to be short of
- 不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē indispensable; essential
- 残缺 cánquē incomplete; defective
- 紧缺 jǐnquē scarce; in short supply
- 欠缺 qiànquē to lack; to be deficient; deficiency
- 缺口 quēkǒu gap; shortfall; breach
- 缺失 quēshī lack; absence; to be missing
- 缺席 quēxí to be absent