匮(kuì)

11 strokesTrad. 匱
Readingskuìguì

surname Kui

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Character information

Pinyin
kuì / guì
Meaning
surname Kui
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
匱

Origin & structure

Where 匮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿷匚贵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 匚 (box); 贵 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

匚fāng贵guì

Parts are arranged enclosing from the left.

How to write 匮 step by step

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

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Words with 匮

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

bù不kuì匮

(literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking

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kuì匮fá乏

to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

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kuì匮jié竭

exhausted

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xiào孝sī思bù不kuì匮

to be forever filial (idiom)

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jīn金kuì匮shí石shì室

variant of 金柜石室

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Related characters

From 匮’s common words

不乏竭孝思金石室

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