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缺
quē
1. deficiency
2. lack
3. scarce
4. vacant post
5. to run short of
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

缺
quē
to lack, to be short; vacancy, gap, deficit
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

列缺
lièquē
lightning (archaic word)
缺乏
quēfá
to lack
HSK 5
缺口
quēkǒu
nick
HSK 6
缺嘴
quēzuǐ
harelip
缺失
quēshī
deficiency
缺少
quēshǎo
lack
HSK 4
缺席
quēxí
absence
HSK 6
缺德
quēdé
to be lacking in moral sense
缺憾
quēhàn
a regret
缺氧
quēyǎng
lacking oxygen
缺水
quēshuǐ
water shortage
缺油
quēyóu
oil shortage
缺漏
quēlòu
to overlook
缺省
quēshěng
default (setting)
缺粮
quēliáng
to lack food supplies
缺血
quēxuè
lack of blood
匮缺
kuìquē
to be deficient in sth
缺货
quēhuò
lack of supplies
缺钱
quēqián
shortage of money
缺陷
quēxiàn
defect
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
874
Word Frequency Rank
2,779 of 84,292