• 873rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
jarNo glyph availablelinehuman
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. quē (que1)deficiency • lack • scarce • vacant post • to run short of

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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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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  • 892nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Xi2)surname Xi
2. (xi2)banquet • woven mat • seat • place in a democratic assembly

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

High Frequency

主席 
出席 

Medium Frequency

一席话 (一席話)
副主席 
宴席 
 
席位 
席卷 (席捲)
毛主席 
凉席 (涼席)
筵席 
缺席 
酒席 
首席 
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: 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.