欠
Character
to owe; to still have to give back money or something to someone
- Radical
- 欠 (itself)
- Strokes
- 4
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 人
- Traditional
- 欠
- Frequency
- #1920 most common character
Meaning
qiàn
qian4- to owe; to still have to give back money or something to someone
- to lack; to not have enough of something
- yawn (as in 哈欠 hā qian)
Examples
我欠他二十块钱。
wǒ qiàn tā èr shí kuài qián
I owe him twenty yuan.
AI-generated sentence
他很累，打了一个哈欠。
tā hěn lèi dǎ le yī gè hā qiàn
He is very tired and yawns.
AI-generated sentence
他缺欠很多睡眠。
tā quē qiàn hěn duō shuì mián
He lacks a lot of sleep.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 欠
Draw “欠” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 欠
See all 29 →欠条qiàn tiáoa written note saying you owe money to someone; an IOUWordHSK 7–9欠缺qiàn quēto not have enough of something that is neededWordHSK 7–9欠佳qiàn jiāsuboptimalWord欠债qiàn zhàito owe a debtWord欠妥qiàn tuǒimproperWord欠安qiàn ānill (euphemism)Word欠扁qiàn biǎnannoyingWord欠抽qiàn chōu(coll.) to deserve a slap in the faceWord欠揍qiàn zòuto need a spankingWord欠款qiàn kuǎnto owe a debtWord欠薪qiàn xīnto owe wagesWord欠账qiàn zhàngto owe a debtWord