【亏】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | kuī |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄎㄨㄟ |
| Radical | 一 |
| Strokes | 3 |
| HSK | 5 |
| TOCFL | - |
| Unicode | u+4e8f |
Stroke Order Diagram
🔊1.横
🔊2.横
3.竖折折钩
Meanings
kuī
(1) 缺损、减少。如:“亏损”、“亏本”。
(2) 幸而、幸好。如:“多亏”、“幸亏”。
(3) 辜负、对不起。如:“亏欠”、“亏待”、“亏心事”。
(4) 斥责或讽刺的意思。如:“亏你还是行家,居然也被骗了。”
(5) 欠缺。如:“理亏”。
. . . . . .Meanings
kuī
1.
欠缺;短少
be deficient;lack
【Examples】
◎ 功亏一篑
◎ fail to build a mound for want of the last basket of earth;fall short of success for want of a final effort
2.
反说,表示讥讽
Irony, indicating sarcasm.
【Examples】
◎ 亏他说得出口!
◎ And he had the nerve to say so!
