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
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With only one 'can' in the backpack, the person still has a deficiency.
Radicals
缶
can, jar A lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵.
夬
decisive Image of a person 人 with a backpack コ
央
center, middle A big 大 person with a yoke 冂 that is central. Accordingly, this 夬 is understood as an "incomplete center".
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Vocabulary
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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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