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歉

qiàn

deficient, lacking; to apologize, to regret, to be sorry

🔤 Pictophonetic: 欠 (lack) provides meaning, 兼 provides pronunciation
HSK 4 14 strokes Common (22%)
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Component Breakdown

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兼
jiān
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
欠
qiàn
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
⿰兼欠 i

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Component Tree i

jiān
兼
both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
💡 Ideographic: A hand holding two sheafs of grain 禾
10 strokes HSK 5
qiàn
欠
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
💡 Ideographic: A man 人 yawning ⺈
4 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 歉 (7)