乏 (fá): Lack — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 乏

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 乏

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

乏

丿slash

之to go

乏=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 乏

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5.

How to Use 乏

Lack or Shortage

The character 乏 conveys the meaning of lacking or being insufficient.

HSK 5

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

de的

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liáng量

xiāng相

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丿slash

+之to go

Combining 正 (correct) with a reverse stroke, it implies deviation or lack, hence 'lack' or 'tired'.

quē缺

fá乏

be short of; lack; deficiency

HSK 6

pín贫

fá乏

poor; meagre

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bù不

fá乏

No shortage

当

pín贫

fá乏

。

His vocabulary is quite limited.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

yě也

gǎn感

dào到

zuì最

jìn近

jīng精

lì力

yǒu有

xiē些

fá乏

lì力

，

nán难

yǐ以

jí集

zhōng中

？

Do you also feel that your energy has been somewhat fatigued lately, making it hard to concentrate?

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

quē缺

fá乏

gān干

jìng净

de的

yǐn饮

yòng用

shuǐ水

。

This area lacks clean drinking water.

zhè这

ge个

bān班

jí级

lǐ里

bù不

fá乏

hào好

xué学

shēng生

。

There are no shortage of good students in this class.

cháng长

shí时

jiān间

gōng工

zuò作

hòu后

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

fēi非

cháng常

pí疲

fá乏

。

I feel very tired after working for a long time.

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