乏
fá HSK5

lack

  • edit character approved 乏 — "original meaning" by inralback19
    Original meaning
    crooked

    Changed: original meaning

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  • edit character approved 乏 — "Verify" by Prismcool
    Hint
    Line over foot → Derived from 正, but with the line on top slanted to indicate "crooked (i.e. not straight)". The meaning later shifted to "lack".
    Verified
    No → Yes
    Components
    • - 之 Iconic
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    乏
    →
    乏
    • Component 1: 2-4 → 1-4
    Sources
    • + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.121

    Changed: hint, verified, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved 乏 — "line" by inralback19
    Hint
    Derived from 正, but with the line on top slanted to indicate "crooked (i.e. not straight)". The meaning later shifted to "lack". → Line over foot

    Changed: hint

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