缺 (kyut3 | que1) : short of, lack

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缺

kyut3

que1

[1] be short of; lack; deficient
[2] imperfect; damaged; defective
[3] absent from; not attend
[4] vacancy; opening; vacant position

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 缶 (#121)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

缺

This word has been viewed 7133 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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缺省 kyut3 saang2 que1 sheng3 = default (computer setting)

殘缺 caan4 kyut3 can2 que1 = badly damaged； shattered

缺貨 kyut3 fo3 que1 huo4 = out of stock

缺課 kyut3 fo3 que1 ke4 = to miss class

缺乏 kyut3 fat6 que1 fa2 = to lack; be short of; deficient; wanting; lacking

缺口 kyut3 hau2 que1 kou3 = a breach, a gap; a notch; a nick; a rabbet

缺少 kyut3 siu2 que1 shao3 = to lack; be lacking; be short of; shortage of

缺席 kyut3 zik6 que1 xi2 = absence; absent

缺陷 kyut3 haam6 que1 xian4 = defect; flaw

缺點 kyut3 dim2 que1 dian3 = fault; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; flaw
See all 37 compounds (CantoDict reports 36 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 缺
Unicode code for this character: U+7f3a (off-site link)

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