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欠
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deficient

HSK 5 N2
Human →Actions
qiàn
ケツ、ケン
か.ける、か.く
흠, 감, 결
Pictograph of a person (人) opening their mouth to yawn.
Components
◎ characterless component+ 人 person =
欠 deficient
◎ Iconic component
characterless component
Depicts an open mouth.
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
欠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
欠 [qiàn]
deficient; to owe; to lack; yawn
Japanese
欠伸 、 欠 あくび 、 アクビ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana yawn; yawning
  2. kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
あの先生の講義はあくびが出る。
His lectures are terribly boring.
Japanese Names
欠 かき
Kaki surname
欠 かけ
Kake place name
CHINESE WORDS (38)
拖欠 [tuō​qiàn] #20,637
in arrears
欠缺 [qiàn​quē] #18,521
to be deficient in
欠款 [qiàn​kuǎn] #17,630
to owe a debt
欠佳 [qiàn​jiā] #38,017
suboptimal
欠债 [qiàn​zhài] #14,157
to owe a debt
欠债 [qiàn​zhài] #14,157
to owe a debt
亏欠 [kuī​qiàn] #18,503
to fall short of
亏欠 [kuī​qiàn] #18,503
to fall short of
欠薪 [qiàn​xīn] #20,437
to owe wages
哈欠 [hā​qian] #37,797
yawn
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JAPANESE WORDS (160)
⭐ 欠ける [かける] #2,784
to chip
⭐ 欠片 [かけら] #4,508
fragment
⭐ 欠かす [かかす] #6,419
to miss (doing)
⭐ 欠点 [けってん] #6,634
fault
⭐ 欠く [かく] #7,318
to chip
⭐ 不可欠 [ふかけつ] #8,115
indispensable
⭐ 欠席 [けっせき] #11,301
absence
⭐ 欠伸 [あくび] #11,457
yawn
⭐ 欠陥 [けっかん] #13,574
defect
欠落 [けつらく] #15,142
lack
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