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亏 - kuī

lose, fail; damage; deficient

lose, fail; damage; deficient

How to read 亏

Click 亏 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinkuī
Englishlose, fail; damage; deficient
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

亏待 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 亏得. Please read 亏心 one more time.

Common words with this character

to treat sb unfairly
fortunately; luckily; fancy that, how fortunate!
a guilty conscience
to make a capital loss

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 亏 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 亏待 and 亏得 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 亏.