缺 quē

缺 (quē) is a Chinese character with 10 strokes, taught at HSK level 3. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: quē
Strokes: 10
Level: HSK level 3
Component: 缶

Meaning

缺 means to lack; missing in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to lack; missing
Spanish	faltar; carente
Portuguese	faltar; ausente
French	manquer; absent
German	fehlen; mangelnd
Italian	mancare; assente
Russian	не хватать; отсутствующий
Arabic	ينقص; مفقود
Hindi	कमी; गायब
Indonesian	kekurangan; hilang
Vietnamese	thiếu; khuyết
Japanese	欠ける; 欠乏
Korean	모자라다; 결핍

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 缺 loaded.

Characters at the same level

旧 jiù 光 guāng 望 wàng 乡 xiāng 尽 jìn 苦 kǔ 石 shí 父 fù 母 mǔ 羊 yáng 糖 táng 汤 tāng