Memory phrase for the character: 缺

缺

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Meaning deficiency, lack, scarce, vacant post

Pronunciation

quē

Explanation

Left: a can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)

Mnemonic
 
With only one 'can' in the backpack, the person still has a defficiency.

Radicals

缶 can, jarIn Chinese this character 缶 is hardly used. Thus its meaning "can, jar" is taken from Japanese: 缶 (=かん), which means: "the can".
夬 decisiveImage of a person 人 with a backpack コ
央 center, middleA big 大 person with a yoke 冂 that is central. Similar to 夬 which is understood as an "incomplete center".
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 Vocabulary

缺点 quē diǎn  weak point; fault; shortcoming
缺少 quē shǎo  lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack
缺乏 quē fá  shortage; be lacking; to be short of; to lack; scarcity
缺陷 quē xiàn  defect; flaw; physical defect
欠缺 qiàn quē  lapse; deficiency
缺憾 quē hàn  a regret; sth regrettable
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn  better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē wú làn  

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