手欠 shǒuqiàn meddlesome Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 手 shǒu noun hand the part of the arm from the wrist down, including the palm and fingers欠 qiàn verb to lack To be short of; to be deficient in. This is often used as a polite or mild way to say something is not quite right, such as being not quite appropriate or not quite well-considered.