歉

qiàn

q+iàn·4th tone

to apologize · to regret

Radical: 欠 Strokes: 14

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

次歌款欢欧欲歇欺欠欣歡歆

Same radical

次歌款欢欧欲歇欺欠欣歡歆歙欷歃

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Character Decomposition

歉=兼+欠

Etymology

lack

Meanings

to apologize

to regret

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qiàn

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Words with 歉 28 total

remorseful · guilt-ridden歉疚qiàn jiù crop failure · poor harvest歉收qiàn shōu apology · regret歉意qiàn yì to be sorry · to feel apologetic · sorry!抱歉bào qiàn to apologize; to express regret致歉zhì qiàn to apologize道歉dào qiàn