• 873rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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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

Common

缺乏 
缺少 
缺点 (缺點)

Uncommon

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

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  • 2264th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠁼

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hàn (han4)regret (sense of loss or dissatisfaction)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hàn (han4)The component is pronounced as 'gǎn' (gan3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for hàn (han4)The component is pronounced as 'hǎn' (han3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

遗憾 (遺憾)

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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.