Memory phrase for the character: 缺

缺

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Meaning

deficiency, lack, scarce, vacant post

Pronunciation

quē

Explanation

Left: a can 缶 (Shows a mortar 凵 with a pestle 午 in it), right: 夬 (a person 人 with a backpack コ)

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

缶	can, jar	Shows a mortar 凵 with a pestle 午 that is vertically in it.
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".

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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