Spot 乏
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
乏 component
fá · poor; short, lacking; tired
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 乏
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue乏Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 乏.
眨=
目
泛=
氵
贬=
贝
砭=
石
窆=
穴
貶=
貝
鴔=
+鳥
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 乏 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
广泛guǎngfàn
wide
HSK 3.0 · L5褒贬bāobiǎnto appraise
HSK 3.0 · L7-9贬低biǎndīto belittle
HSK 3.0 · L7-9贬值biǎnzhíto become devaluated
HSK 3.0 · L7-9泛滥fànlànto overflow
HSK 3.0 · L7-9宽泛kuānfànwide-ranging
HSK 3.0 · L7-9眨zhǎto blink
HSK 2.0 · L6眨眼zhǎyǎnto blink
HSK 3.0 · L7-9贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense
HSK 2.0 · L6一眨眼yī zhǎ yǎnin a wink
一字褒贬yī zì bāo biǎnlit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word
攻砭gōng biānto perform acupuncture