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

呵欠

hē qiàn

哈欠

hā qian

嘴欠

zuǐ qiàn

尾欠

wěi qiàn

手欠

shǒu qiàn

拖欠

tuō qiàn

欠佳

qiàn jiā

欠债

qiàn zhài

欠妥

qiàn tuǒ

欠安

qiàn ān

欠扁

qiàn biǎn

Characters that share the radical 欠.

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