乏(fá)

HSK 54 strokes

short of

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Character information

Pinyin
fá
Meaning
short of; tired
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 乏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱丿之

A foot 之 running into a wall or barrier 丿

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丿piě之zhī

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 乏 step by step

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

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Words with 乏

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

quē缺fá乏
HSK 5

to lack; to be short of

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bù不fá乏

there is no lack of

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fá乏lì力

lacking in strength; weak; feeble; not up to the task

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fá乏wèi味

tedious

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fá乏shàn善kě可chén陈

(idiom) to be nothing to write home about

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fá乏rán燃liào料

(nuclear energy) spent fuel

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fá乏rán燃liào料bàng棒

(nuclear energy) spent fuel rods

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rén人kùn困mǎ马fá乏

riders tired and horses weary (idiom)

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缺不力味善可陈燃

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