匮

kuì

k+uì·4th tone

to lack · lacking

Radical: 匚 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left-surroundFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

区医匠匡匹匿匣匝匪匦匽匾

Same radical

区医匠匡匹匿匣匝匪匦匽匾

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Character Decomposition

匮=匚+贵

Etymology

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Meanings

to lack

lacking

empty

exhausted

kuì

surname Kui

Kuì

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Words with 匮 67 total

(literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking不匮bù kuì exhausted匮竭kuì jié scarce · poor空匮kòng kuì destitute · impoverished窘匮jiǒng kuì

Idioms with 匮 11 total Chain

to be forever filial (idiom)孝思不匮xiào sī bù kuì