How to Write 乏 (fa / fá) in Chinese — short of

乏

fá

short of; tired

HSK 5丿撇

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

fáshort of; tired

3Structure

乏

Top-bottom structure上下结构

乏 is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with 乏

缺乏quē fá

to lack; to be short of; to be deficient

不乏bù fá

there is no lack of

乏人照顾fá rén zhào gù

(of a person) left unattended; not cared for

乏力fá lì

lacking in strength; weak; feeble

乏味fá wèi

tedious

乏善可陈fá shàn kě chén

to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

Other Characters Pronounced “fa”

发

fāHSK 2

to send out; to issue

law; statute (in 法律)

to punish

to remove evil

Japanese variant of 发

to cut down

to turn the soil

denseness of grass-foliage

6Printable Worksheet

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乏

fá

short of; tired

Common Words

quē fá

缺乏

to lack; to be short of; to be deficient

bù fá

不乏

there is no lack of

fá rén zhào gù

乏人照顾

(of a person) left unattended; not cared for

fá lì

乏力

lacking in strength; weak; feeble

fá wèi

乏味

tedious

fá shàn kě chén

乏善可陈

to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

Tracing Practice

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