亏(kuī)

HSK 53 strokesTrad. 虧

to lose (money)

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Character information

Pinyin
kuī
Meaning
to lose (money); to have a deficit; to be deficient; to treat unfairly; luckily; fortunately; thanks to; (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
虧

Origin & structure

Where 亏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱二？

Made of

二èr

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 虧: A tiger 虍 mauling a bird 隹; 亏 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 亏 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 亏

Common words using 亏 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chī吃kuī亏
HSK 7-9

to suffer losses; to come to grief; to lose out; to get the worst of it; to…

Open 吃亏 page →
duō多kuī亏
HSK 7-9

thanks to; luckily

Open 多亏 page →
xìng幸kuī亏
HSK 7-9

fortunately; luckily

Open 幸亏 page →
kuī亏sǔn损
HSK 7-9

deficit

Open 亏损 page →
kuī亏běn本
HSK 7-9

to make a loss

Open 亏本 page →
gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful

Open 功亏一篑 page →
chī吃yǎ哑ba巴kuī亏

to be forced to suffer in silence

Open 吃哑巴亏 page →
chī吃dà大kuī亏

to cost one dearly

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丑丢乏乘乙享仔令

From 亏’s common words

吃多幸损本功一篑

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