欠 qiàn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 人 man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
欠缺
qiànquē
to lack; to be deficient; deficiency
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这份报告并不欠缺数据，真正的问题在于缺乏清晰的解释框架。 Zhè fèn bàogào bìng bù qiànquē shùjù, zhēnzhèng de wèntí zài yú quēfá qīngxī de jiěshì kuàngjià. This report does not lack data; the real problem lies in the absence of a clear explanatory framework.
- 他欠缺工作经验，还需要多锻炼。 Tā qiànquē gōngzuò jīngyàn, hái xūyào duō duànliàn. He lacks work experience and still needs more practice.
- 这份计划在细节上有所欠缺。 Zhè fèn jìhuà zài xìjié shàng yǒu suǒ qiànquē. This plan is somewhat lacking in details.
Related words
- 欠 qiàn to owe; to be short of
- 欠条 qiàntiáo IOU; written acknowledgement of debt
- 拖欠 tuōqiàn to be in arrears; to default on payment
- 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
- 缺陷 quēxiàn defect
- 不可或缺 bùkěhuòquē indispensable; essential
- 残缺 cánquē incomplete; defective
- 紧缺 jǐnquē scarce; in short supply