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歉

qiàn

qiàn · hip3 (Jyutping)

  1. to apologize
  2. to regret
  3. deficient

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Character breakdown

歉

Meaning
deficient, lacking, insufficient
Radical
欠
Strokes
14
Components
⿰兼欠
Cangjie
TCNO
Four-corner
8728.2

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