欠 (qiàn) — Chinese Character

欠

qiàn

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

Radical: 欠 HSK 5 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

欠 decomposes into the following components:

⺈人

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 欠.

亏欠

kuī qiàn

to fall short of

呵欠

hē qiàn

to yawn

哈欠

hā qian

yawn

嘴欠

zuǐ qiàn

尾欠

wěi qiàn

balance due

手欠

shǒu qiàn

拖欠

tuō qiàn

in arrears

欠佳

qiàn jiā

suboptimal

欠债

qiàn zhài

in debt

欠妥

qiàn tuǒ

not very proper or appropriate

欠安

qiàn ān

ill (euphemism)

欠扁

qiàn biǎn

annoying

Characters that share the radical 欠.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.