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欠

qiàn

Definition

to yawn
deficient
to owe
to lack
meaning component (earth, rocks, or rock related notions)
radical (Kang Xi 76)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (45)

time(s) (repetition); occurrence; order; position; place (in a sequence); next (in a sequence); inferior (quality); second-rate; second; secondary; stopping place (on a journey)

song; to sing

section; paragraph; (sum of) money; funds; classifier (for versions or models (of a product)); measure word

to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through

desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed

soft

to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb

to drink

to give (animals) water to drink

happy

joyous; happy; pleased

to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while

to respect; to admire; to venerate; by the emperor himself

pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing water; ☵

to take unfair advantage of; to deceive; to cheat

to inlay; to embed

pleased; moved

to rinse one's mouth with water; to gargle

to apologize; to regret; deficient; to apologise

to cook food

Gorgon plant; fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox); makhana (Hindi)

(literary) (final particle similar to 吗, 呢 or 啊)

name of a district in Anhui

sigh; exclamation Eh!

to sob

to snort

to drink

to cough

(literary) to drink; to sip; gruel; soup

(person); angry

(onom.) crashing sound

suddenly; also pr. [hu1]

songs

vapor; steam

to blow or breathe upon to smile

to strike; to run against; to throw, as a stone

Europe; short for Europe

to suck; to drink

interjection

drink

discontented with oneself

unsatisfied (of eating)

to desire; to give

to blow (a flute); archaic version of 吹

Related words (22)

suboptimal; subpar; not good enough

to owe a debt; the sum owed

improper; inappropriate; unsatisfactory; inadequate

ill (euphemism)

annoying; infuriating; deserving of a good spanking

to need a spanking

to owe a debt; balance due; debts

to be deficient in; lapse; deficiency

to owe wages; back pay; wages arrears

to owe a debt; debt; obligation

to be in arrears; to be out of credit; amount owing

to half rise out of one's chair (a polite gesture)

liabilities; debt

to fall short of; to have a deficit; deficit; deficiency

to yawn

balance due; small balance still to pay; final remaining debt

in arrears; behind in payments; to default on one's debts

to fall short in one's payments; to lack; to be short of

to offer credit; credit transaction; to buy or sell on account

to yawn

liǎng bù xiāng qiàn

to be even; to be quits; to be even-steven

hù bù xiāng qiàn

see 两不相欠

Idioms (1)

zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

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