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
缺席
quēxí
to be absent
Characters in this word
席 xí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 主要证人临时缺席，使庭审不得不推迟到下个月。 Zhǔyào zhèngrén línshí quēxí, shǐ tíngshěn bùdébù tuīchí dào xià ge yuè. The key witness was absent at short notice, forcing the hearing to be postponed until next month.
- 他因为生病缺席了昨晚的会议。 Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng quēxí le zuówǎn de huìyì. He was absent from last night's meeting because of illness.
- 任何人都不得无故缺席明天的面试。 Rènhé rén dōu bù dé wúgù quēxí míngtiān de miànshì. No one may be absent from tomorrow's interview without reason.
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
- 缺口 quēkǒu gap; shortfall; breach
- 缺失 quēshī lack; absence; to be missing