乏
HSK 5

乏 (fá): lack, poor

fá

lack, poor

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Pinyin

fá

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

lack, poor

How to Write 乏 (fá)

乏 is written in 4 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Origin of 乏

A foot 之 running into a wall or barrier 丿

What 乏 is Made Of

乏 is built from 2 components:

丿slash
之marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase

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Words Using 乏

Common Chinese words that contain 乏:

缺乏

quēfá

贫乏

pínfá

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