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欠
qiàn
1. deficient
2. to owe
3. to lack
4. yawn
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

欠
qiàn
to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
HSK 5 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

呵欠
hēqiàn
to yawn
哈欠
hāqian
yawn
尾欠
wěiqiàn
balance due
拖欠
tuōqiàn
in arrears
欠佳
qiànjiā
suboptimal
欠债
qiànzhài
to owe a debt
欠妥
qiàntuǒ
not very proper or appropriate
欠安
qiànān
ill (euphemism)
欠扁
qiànbiǎn
annoying
欠揍
qiànzòu
to need a spanking
欠条
qiàntiáo
IOU
欠款
qiànkuǎn
to owe a debt
欠缺
qiànquē
lapse
欠薪
qiànxīn
to owe wages
欠费
qiànfèi
to be in arrears
欠账
qiànzhàng
to owe a debt
欠身
qiànshēn
to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)
欠项
qiànxiàng
liabilities
短欠
duǎnqiàn
to fall short in one's payments
亏欠
kuīqiàn
to fall short of

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,947
Word Frequency Rank
1,655 of 84,292
Radical Number
76

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