欠

欠
qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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How to pronounce 欠

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

欠 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
⺈
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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人
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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Characters with 欠 as component

次
cì = c + Ø4
next in sequence / second / the second (day, time etc) / secondary / vice- / sub- / infra- / inferior quality / substandard / order / sequence / hypo- (chemistry) / classifier for enumerated events: time
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歌
gē = g + e1
song / CL:支[zhi1],首[shou3] / to sing
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gē = g + e1
variant of 歌[ge1]
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Words with 欠

to owe a debt / the sum owed
to owe a debt / balance due / debts
to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency

Sentences with 欠

欠 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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欠
qiàn

to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

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