亏 kuī — lose · English

亏

kuī

lose

At a glance · 亏

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「亏」繁体「虧」从虛省声，小篆从虧聲，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「亏」本义为气损、亏缺，引申亏损、吃亏、辜负。

Structure

从虍、从丂，形声兼会意，本为气缺，引申亏缺、损。简作亏。

At a glance

Pinyinkuī

Radical二

Strokes3

UnicodeU+4E8F

Character type形声

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English lose lose, fail; damage; deficient

Français manquer / perdre Manquer, perdre. «颠沛匪亏» : ne point faillir.

Español faltar / perder Faltar, perder. «颠沛匪亏»: no flaquear.

العربية يُنقص / يخسر يُنقص، يخسر. «颠沛匪亏»: لا يخذل.

Русский убывать / терять Убывать, терять. «颠沛匪亏»: не дать слабины.

Common words

亏kuīlose
吃亏chī kuīsuffer loss

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