- 缶(jar; pot)RADICAL
- 夬(decide; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vase that cracks and breaks apart becomes defective and missing a part.
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缺衣少食
缺衣少食
short of food and clothing
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
short of food and clothing
- 。
They lived a life of lacking clothes and food.
- 貳形adjective
destitute
- 。
They lived a life lacking in clothing and food.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
缺衣少食
Traditional缺
short of food and clothing
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
short of food and clothing
- 。
They lived a life of lacking clothes and food.
- 貳形adjective
destitute
- 。
They lived a life lacking in clothing and food.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 缶(jar; pot)RADICAL
- 夬(decide; separate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vase that cracks and breaks apart becomes defective and missing a part.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
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