Tom is absent.
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缺
quē
HSK 3.0 · 3
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quē · kyut3 (Jyutping)
- deficiency
- lack
- scarce
- vacant post
- to run short of
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Character breakdown
缺
- Meaning
- be short of, lack; gap, deficit
- Radical
- 缶
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰缶夬
- Cangjie
- OUDK
- Four-corner
- 8573.0
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
There was a shortage of fuel.
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