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绌
chù
to stitch, to sew; insufficient
🔤 Pictophonetic:
纟 (thread) provides meaning, 出 provides pronunciation
Words Using 绌 (6)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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左支右绌
zuǒzhīyòuchù
to be in straitened circumstances
左支右绌
zuǒzhīyòuchù
to be in straitened circumstances
紧绌
jǐnchù
supply shortage
紧绌
jǐnchù
supply shortage
将勤补绌
jiāngqínbǔchù
to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
将勤补绌
jiāngqínbǔchù
to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom)
岁计余绌
suìjìyúchù
annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
岁计余绌
suìjìyúchù
annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
相形见绌
xiāngxíngjiànchù
pale by comparison (idiom)
相形见绌
xiāngxíngjiànchù
pale by comparison (idiom)
绌
chù
crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch
绌
chù
crimson silk / deficiency / to stitch
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰纟出
i
Component Tree i
chū
出
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
💡 Ideographic:
A sprout 屮 growing out of a container 凵
5 strokes
HSK 1