缺 (quē) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 缺 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 缺
缺
to lack; to be short of
教室里缺一把椅子。
Jiàoshì lǐ quē yì bǎ yǐzi.
The classroom is missing a chair.
缺点
shortcoming; weakness; flaw
每个人都有自己的缺点。
Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de quēdiǎn.
Everyone has their own shortcomings.
缺少
to lack; to be short of
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Zhè piān wénzhāng quēshǎo jùtǐ de lìzi.
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About the character 缺
缺 (quē) means to lack; to be short of. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".