匮

kuì, guì

Radical: 匚 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

匮 decomposes into the following components:

匚 贵

Semantic component: 匚; phonetic component: 贵.

Words containing 匮

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 匮.

不匮
bù kuì
endlessly
匮乏
kuì fá
to be deficient in sth
匮竭
kuì jié
exhausted
匮缺
kuì quē
to be deficient in sth
恤匮
xù kuì
to relieve the distressed
疲匮
pí kuì
tired
穷匮
qióng kuì
to be short of sth
空匮
kòng kuì
scarce
窘匮
jiǒng kuì
destitute
罄匮
qìng kuì
used-up
金匮
jīn guì
variant of 金櫃|金柜[jin1 gui4]
不虞匮乏
bù yú kuì fá
to have ample supplies (or money etc)

Related characters (radical 匚)

Characters that share the radical 匚.

匚 匛 匝 匠 匡 匣 匦 匧 匪 匭 匯 匱 巨

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