欠to lack
to lack. 4 strokes. 10 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.
Meaning to lackStrokes 4Characters 10
How to write 欠
What it tells you about a character
Of the 10 characters below, 7 are pictophonetic with 欠 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.
The 10 characters
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 欠 family
HSK 2 · 1
HSK 3 · 2
HSK 5 · 4
HSK 6 · 3
Words they appear in
| 欢迎 | to welcome, greet warmly 热情地迎接客人到来 |
| 欢乐 | festive joy shared by a whole crowd 很多人聚在一起时热闹又高兴的气氛 |
| 歌手 | a professional stage singer 唱歌唱得好，专门表演给别人听的人 |
| 歌声 | the sound of someone singing 唱歌时发出的好听声音 |
| 歌迷 | a devoted fan of a singer 特别喜欢某位歌手，常常追着看演出的人 |
| 其次 | secondly 说完第一点以后，接着要说的下一点 |
| 多次 | many times 不止一次，反复发生过 |
| 层次 | level, layer, hierarchy (of organization or structure) 指事物内部按顺序排列的等级或阶段 |
| 存款 | bank deposit, savings 指存放在银行里的钱 |
| 贷款 | loan; to take out a loan 指向银行等机构借来待还的钱 |
| 罚款 | fine (monetary penalty) 指对违规者处以缴纳钱款的处罚 |
| 歌曲 | song 指配有旋律、可以演唱的音乐作品 |
| 汇款 | to remit money, remittance 指通过银行等渠道把钱转给对方 |
| 欠 | to owe 指该给对方却尚未给付 |