亏
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kuī · to lose, to fail

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HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #8080
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3Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

二Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 亏

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kuīWords pronounced kuī
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Example sentences

Notice where 亏 sits in each complete thought.

Duō kuī yǒu le tā, wǒ men cái néng zài zhè lǐ.多亏有了他,我们才能在这里。

Thanks to him, we're here.

Source: Tatoeba #9479766 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō kuī le nǐ, wǒ hái huó zhe.多亏了你,我还活着。

I owe it you that I am still alive.

Source: Tatoeba #1750364 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō kuī nǐ wǒ wèi kǒu dōu méi le.多亏你我胃口都没了。

Thanks to you I've lost my appetite.

Source: Tatoeba #501566 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō kuī le nǐ.多亏了你。

It's thanks to you.

Source: Tatoeba #13941676 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō kuī le nǐ de tuī jiàn, tāng mǔ dé dào le nà fèn gōng zuò.多亏了你的推荐,汤姆得到了那份工作。

Tom got the job on the strength of your recommendation.

Source: Tatoeba #11240800 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duō kuī le zhè chǎng dà yǔ, shū cài jià gé zhí xiàn shàng shēng.多亏了这场大雨,蔬菜价格直线上升。

Due to the heavy rain, vegetable prices have risen.

Source: Tatoeba #2337125 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 亏 in context

  1. Say kuī, then recall the core meaning: to lose, to fail.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 多亏 (duō kuī), meaning “thanks to”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 亏 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.