虧
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kuī · to lose, to fail

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Shape and proportion

17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

虍Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 虧

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Example sentences

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Duō kuī le lěng xià, pí jiǔ mài de bù hǎo.多虧了冷夏,啤酒賣的不好。

Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly.

Source: Tatoeba #8387395 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō kuī le shùn fēng, wǒ mén hěn kuài jiù dào le nà gè xiǎo dǎo.多虧了順風,我們很快就到了那個小島。

Thanks to the favorable wind, we soon reached the island.

Source: Tatoeba #842449 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 虧 in context

  1. Say kuī, then recall the core meaning: to lose, to fail.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 虧 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.