Meta:

  1. 缺 is the 873rd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 39 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (jar), No glyph available, (line), (human)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. que1 - deficiency/lack/scarce/vacant post/to run short of

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 
缺乏 
缺少 
缺点 (缺點)

Medium Frequency

不可或缺 
欠缺 
残缺 (殘缺)
缺口 
缺失 
缺席 
缺德 
缺憾 
缺氧 
缺陷 

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Meta:

  1. 乏 is the 1397th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 12 words.
  4. appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (N/A), (jade), (dot), (spear), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fa2 - short of/tired

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

缺乏 

Medium Frequency

 
乏味 

Appears In:

also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.