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lack, yawn 欠
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欢
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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joyous, happy, pleased
huān Left: once again 又 (image of a hand), right: deficient/lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth. [namely good manners])
Even though a hand is lacking, I stay happy.
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又
欠
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次
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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next in sequence, the second (day, time etc)
cì Left: ice 冫, right: lacking 欠 (showing a person 人 yawning with mouth wide open, "lacking" good manners)
Ice is lacking, what comes next?
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次
冫
欠
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歌
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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song, to sing
gē Left: elder brother 哥 (2x possible 可 - [The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.]), right: lack/deficiency 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
There is a double possibility that there is a deficency in your: singing.
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可
欠
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饮
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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to drink
yǐn Left: food 饣/食 (Below the cover is good 良 food.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
If food is lacking, you (instead) have to drink.
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食
欠
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款
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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paragraph, section, funds, Model A,B,C
kuǎn Left: scholar 士, to show 示; right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
The scholar shows a lack (of familiarity) with this paragraph.
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士
示
欠
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歉
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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deficient, to regret, apologize
qiàn Left: combined, twice 兼 (A hand /ヨ holds two rice plants 禾 combined.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
Having a double lack, means deficiency and regrets.
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兼
欠
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嗽
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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cough
sòu Left: mouth 口, right: 欶 (bundle 束 [a mouth behind a tree], lack 欠 [A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.])
If you open your mouth so that it's visible from behind the tree, like a yawning 欠 person: that is cough.
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口
欶
束
欠
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吹
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to blow, puff, boast, brag
chuī Left: mouth 口, right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth., namely good manners)
If the 'out-of-the-mouth" is lacking sth, it is just blowing.
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口
欠
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欣
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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happy, delighted, gladly
xīn Left: axe 斤, right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
(no need to work) If the axe is lacking, we are happy.
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斤
欠
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歇
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to rest, stop, lodge
xiē Left: interrogation 曷 (= The mouth with tongue 日 enwraps 勹 the person 人 in the corner at the interrogation.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
An interrogation has a lack of any rest.
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曷
欠
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软
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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flexible (not hard), soft, weak
ruǎn Left: vehicle 车 (車= carriage mit with axle 丨, load area 日, 2 wheels 二), right: lack 欠.(A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
A vehicle is lacking, we need to be flexible.
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车
欠
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欠
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to lack, deficient, to owe, yawn
qiàn Top: gaping/yawning mouth , below: corresponding person 人
A person with yawning mouth shows a lack.
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欠
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砍
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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to chop, to cut down, to throw sth at sb
kǎn Left: stone 石 (At the cliff 厂 is a stone 口), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth)
If stones are lacking, you need to chop /cut down sth.
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石
欠
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欧
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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Europe, EU-
ōu Left: district/region 区, right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
Consider the map: Europe 㐅 has a determining costal line 匚 in all directions, which however lacks 欠 in the east. This defines: Europe.
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区
欠
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钦
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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royal, imperial, to respect, to admire
qīn Left: gold, metal 钅/金, right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
Gold is lacking [in the sense of: "He takes our money"], but we respect the emperor.
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金
欠
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掀
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to lift (a lid), to rock, to convulse
xiān Left: to break 折 (The hand 扌with an axe 斤 breaks or causes a loss.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth) (cf. happy 欣)
It will break, if it has a lack/deficiency and you try: to lift it.
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扌
斤
欠
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欲
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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greed, to desire, passion, lust
yù Left: valley 谷 (Shows a valley that opens into a plain 口.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
In the valley (everything) is lacking, hence the greed and desires.
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谷
欠
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欺
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to cheat, take unfair advantage of, to deceive
qī Left: grain shovel/scoop 其 (tool for threshing), used for throwing up the grain rhythmically [thus used in period 期] to divide the grain from the husk.), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
The grain scoop is lacking, I have been cheated.
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其
欠
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嵌
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to inlay, to embed, nesting, tesselation
qiàn Top: mountain 山 (here: mountain-like = an up-and-down profile/relief), bottom: sweet 甘 (mouth 廿 with sth. sweet 一 ), lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth)
In an up-down profile or an empty open mouth you can (where it is lacking) put in: an inlay or tesselation
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山
甘
欠
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炊
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to cook food, to steam
chuī Left: fire 火, right: lack 欠 (top: open mouth/yawning, below: person 人)
If fire is lacking you can't cook.
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火
欠
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厥
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JLPT no HSK |
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lose consciousness, to faint, his, her, their
jué Outside: cliff 厂, rest: 欮 (disobedient 屰 [(A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.], lack 欠)
In particular at a cliff it is a "disobedient lack", when losing consciousness.
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厂
屰
屮
欠
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坎
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JLPT no HSK |
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bumpy, hole, pit, threshold, snare
kǎn Left: earth 土, right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
If earth is lacking, it becomes: bumpy.
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土
欠
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漱
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to gargle, to rinse one's mouth with water
shù Left: water 氵, right: 欶 (bundle 束, deficient/lack 欠 [A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.])
The water is first in a 'bundle' and then lacks: when rinsing.
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氵
欶
束
欠
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阙
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JLPT no HSK |
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fault, deficiency, mistake
quē, què Outside: gate 门/ 門, inside: disobedient 屰 (A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked has a lack 欠 and is disobediant.)
(The door is stuck) The gate is 'disobedient': It has a fault.
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门
屰
欠
屮
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欤
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JLPT no HSK |
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(particle of doubt or surprise, similar to 吗 or 呢)
yú Left: and/with 与 (the number 5 and one 一 is an "and"-connection), right: lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth.)
And when having a lack? - Then I ask!
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与
欠
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獗
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JLPT no HSK |
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unruly, rampant, rude
jué Left: wild animal 犭, right: 厥 (cliff 厂, disobedient 屰 [A plant's 艹 shoot 屮 that grows crooked is disobedient.], lack 欠)
The animal that has been pushed to the cliff because of a disobedient lack is unruly.
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犭
屰
屮
欠
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簌
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JLPT no HSK |
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very slight sound, rustling (onom.), tears streaming down
sù Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: 欶 (bundle 束, to lack 欠)
The bamboo is bundled with gaps (= lacks) in between, which causes slight rustling sounds.
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竹
欶
束
欠
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