Read Edit View history 乏 fá HSK5 lack Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Derived from 正, but with the line on top slanted to indicate "crooked (i.e. not straight)". The meaning later shifted to "lack". Pinyin Separate values with commas fá × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 乏 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 637, 759 ], [ 583, 769 ], [ 558, 767 ], [ 427, 685 ], [ 252, 611 ] ], [ [ 421, 633 ], [ 508, 579 ], [ 526, 550 ] ], [ [ 210, 435 ], [ 260, 416 ], [ 599, 493 ], [ 655, 481 ], [ 637, 449 ], [ 616, 429 ], [ 478, 334 ], [ 322, 241 ], [ 262, 224 ] ], [ [ 112, 183 ], [ 132, 173 ], [ 159, 170 ], [ 247, 198 ], [ 290, 200 ], [ 344, 193 ], [ 450, 163 ], [ 703, 67 ], [ 765, 52 ], [ 915, 80 ], [ 967, 98 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 507 773 Q 444 712 249 618 Q 243 608 250 604 Q 280 604 471 680 Q 579 731 626 743 Q 645 744 649 753 Q 653 766 639 778 Q 570 823 531 819 Q 522 815 522 802 Q 523 786 507 773 Z", "M 444 591 Q 471 569 499 542 Q 514 529 529 530 Q 539 531 545 544 Q 549 560 539 589 Q 533 608 502 622 Q 432 646 416 639 Q 412 635 413 622 Q 417 612 444 591 Z", "M 314 218 Q 434 269 641 411 Q 675 439 752 465 Q 779 472 766 492 Q 754 516 699 549 Q 683 556 666 546 Q 591 494 255 450 Q 231 450 217 450 Q 199 451 196 436 Q 195 423 228 396 Q 259 372 289 389 Q 341 417 583 469 Q 599 473 605 466 Q 609 462 597 452 Q 408 310 255 222 Q 252 221 251 219 C 225 203 287 206 314 218 Z", "M 251 219 Q 226 218 199 205 Q 165 195 118 195 Q 96 196 98 183 Q 99 168 130 151 Q 152 136 183 149 Q 255 197 353 170 Q 435 157 651 48 Q 667 41 676 34 Q 742 1 773 3 Q 782 4 792 7 Q 966 71 973 98 Q 974 107 950 104 Q 800 95 734 104 Q 583 134 464 179 Q 379 207 314 218 L 251 219 Z" ] } 4 strokes 乏 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 637, 759 ], [ 583, 769 ], [ 558, 767 ], [ 427, 685 ], [ 252, 611 ] ], [ [ 421, 633 ], [ 508, 579 ], [ 526, 550 ] ], [ [ 210, 435 ], [ 260, 416 ], [ 599, 493 ], [ 655, 481 ], [ 637, 449 ], [ 616, 429 ], [ 478, 334 ], [ 322, 241 ], [ 262, 224 ] ], [ [ 112, 183 ], [ 132, 173 ], [ 159, 170 ], [ 247, 198 ], [ 290, 200 ], [ 344, 193 ], [ 450, 163 ], [ 703, 67 ], [ 765, 52 ], [ 915, 80 ], [ 967, 98 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 507 773 Q 444 712 249 618 Q 243 608 250 604 Q 280 604 471 680 Q 579 731 626 743 Q 645 744 649 753 Q 653 766 639 778 Q 570 823 531 819 Q 522 815 522 802 Q 523 786 507 773 Z", "M 444 591 Q 471 569 499 542 Q 514 529 529 530 Q 539 531 545 544 Q 549 560 539 589 Q 533 608 502 622 Q 432 646 416 639 Q 412 635 413 622 Q 417 612 444 591 Z", "M 314 218 Q 434 269 641 411 Q 675 439 752 465 Q 779 472 766 492 Q 754 516 699 549 Q 683 556 666 546 Q 591 494 255 450 Q 231 450 217 450 Q 199 451 196 436 Q 195 423 228 396 Q 259 372 289 389 Q 341 417 583 469 Q 599 473 605 466 Q 609 462 597 452 Q 408 310 255 222 Q 252 221 251 219 C 225 203 287 206 314 218 Z", "M 251 219 Q 226 218 199 205 Q 165 195 118 195 Q 96 196 98 183 Q 99 168 130 151 Q 152 136 183 149 Q 255 197 353 170 Q 435 157 651 48 Q 667 41 676 34 Q 742 1 773 3 Q 782 4 792 7 Q 966 71 973 98 Q 974 107 950 104 Q 800 95 734 104 Q 583 134 464 179 Q 379 207 314 218 L 251 219 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.