缼 (qi) - Deficient, lacking, incomplete & a variant form of 缺 meaning deficiency or

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缼 · qi

Deficient, lacking, incomplete;

a variant form of 缺 meaning deficiency or shortage.

Deficient, lacking, incompletea variant form of 缺 meaning deficiency or

Usage highlights

DeficientLackingShortageVacancyDeficiencyIncomplete

Synonyms

  • 缺— deficient, lacking
  • 乏— lack, be short of
  • 少— few, little, lack

Antonyms

  • 满— full, complete
  • 足— sufficient, ample
  • 全— complete, whole

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The book is missing a page (缺页).
  • There is a shortage of personnel (缺人).
  • He lacks experience (缺经验).
  • The product has a defect (缺陷).

Collocations

  • Deficient(缺陷)
  • Lacking(缺乏)
  • Shortage(缺少)
  • Vacancy(空缺)
  • Deficiency(缺欠)
  • Incomplete(残缺)

Idioms

  • Perfect and without blemish(完美无缺)
  • Broken and incomplete(残缺不全)
  • Gold without blemish, jade without flaw(金无足赤，人无完人)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 缼 is a variant form of the more commonly used character 缺, both meaning deficiency or lack.
  • In traditional Chinese philosophy, the concept of 'deficiency' relates to the Daoist principle of embracing imperfection.
  • The character appears in some historical texts and documents as an alternative writing for 缺.

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