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欠to lack

to lack. 4 strokes. 10 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 1 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning to lackStrokes 4Characters 10

How to write 欠

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Stroke order chart for the 欠 radical — 4 strokes

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 1 · 2

欢huān歌gē

HSK 3 · 1

次cì

HSK 5 · 4

款kuǎn欠qiàn歇xiē欣xīn

HSK 6 · 3

歉qiàn欺qī欲yù

Words they appear in

欢(huān)迎(yíng)to welcome, greet warmly
热情地迎接客人到来
欢(huān)乐(lè)festive joy shared by a whole crowd
很多人聚在一起时热闹又高兴的气氛
歌(gē)手(shǒu)a professional stage singer
唱歌唱得好,专门表演给别人听的人
歌(gē)声(shēng)the sound of someone singing
唱歌时发出的好听声音
歌(gē)迷(mí)a devoted fan of a singer
特别喜欢某位歌手,常常追着看演出的人
其(qí)次(cì)secondly
说完第一点以后,接着要说的下一点
多(duō)次(cì)many times
不止一次,反复发生过
层(céng)次(cì)level, layer, hierarchy (of organization or structure)
指事物内部按顺序排列的等级或阶段
存(cún)款(kuǎn)bank deposit, savings
指存放在银行里的钱
贷(dài)款(kuǎn)loan; to take out a loan
指向银行等机构借来待还的钱
罚(fá)款(kuǎn)fine (monetary penalty)
指对违规者处以缴纳钱款的处罚
歌(gē)曲(qǔ)song
指配有旋律、可以演唱的音乐作品
汇(huì)款(kuǎn)to remit money, remittance
指通过银行等渠道把钱转给对方
欠(qiàn)to owe
指该给对方却尚未给付