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ㄑㄧㄢ ˋ

qiàn

owe

欠 is a 4 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as qiàn in the fourth tone.

It is made up of the components (knife) and (person).

  • ㄑㄧㄢ ˋ

    qiàn

    owe

    • knife

    • ㄖㄣ ˊ

      rén

      person

4 stories have been written about this character — see all
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The knife stuck in the person's flesh. Now he's gone, to lack him and be deficient of him is only disgrace. We owe him an eulogy.
by scaccabarrozzi

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The repo man threatens the guy with a knife to get him to pay back the money he owes
by lilytlei

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That PERSON is tou[chy ‘n] temperamental because I <owe> him a KNIFE. Once I return it to him, he’ll calm *down*.
by vms5q

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Knife by the throat means you owe something.
by Nomi

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 欠

Definitions for 欠 pronounced as qiàn

  • deficient
  • to owe
  • to lack
  • yawn

Vocabulary

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Collections

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Book 5 part 2

by Junon 199 characters

Basic Level - Radical

by alain651 47 characters

My Words

by Nanshen 621 characters

1-1a Simplified

by Sprigit 178 characters

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