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
缺口
quēkǒu
gap; shortfall; breach
Characters in this word
口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 养老金账户的资金缺口若持续扩大，将迫使政府调整缴费结构。 Yǎnglǎojīn zhànghù de zījīn quēkǒu ruò chíxù kuòdà, jiāng pòshǐ zhèngfǔ tiáozhěng jiǎofèi jiégòu. If the funding gap in pension accounts continues to widen, it will force the government to adjust the contribution structure.
- 围墙上有个缺口，邻居家的猫常从这里钻进来。 Wéiqiáng shàng yǒu ge quēkǒu, línjū jiā de māo cháng cóng zhèlǐ zuān jìnlái. There is a gap in the fence; the neighbour's cat often squeezes in through it.
- 工厂今年缺三千名工人，招工缺口很大。 Gōngchǎng jīnnián quē sān qiān míng gōngrén, zhāogōng quēkǒu hěn dà. The factory is short three thousand workers this year; the recruitment gap is huge.
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
- 缺陷 quēxiàn defect
- 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
- 缺失 quēshī lack; absence; to be missing
- 缺席 quēxí to be absent