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欷

xī

to sigh; to sob

🔤 Pictophonetic: 欠 (yawn) provides meaning, 希 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (62%)

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Component Breakdown

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希

xī

rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

欠

qiàn

to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

⿰希欠 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

xī

希

rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect

7 strokes HSK 2

yì

乂

to govern; to control; to nurture

💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden

2 strokes

bù

布

cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

💡 Ideographic: Cloth 巾 held in a hand

5 strokes HSK 5

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

jīn

巾

cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

📷 Pictographic: A curtain or towel hanging from a rack

3 strokes HSK 4

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

qiàn

欠

to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 yawning ⺈

4 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 欷 (3)

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