乏 Stroke Order — How to Write 乏
乏 is written in 5 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 丿, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
乏 Radical and Character Components
乏 is an ideographic compound. A foot 之 running into a wall or barrier 丿.
Radical: 丿 + 4 more strokes
乏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- fá
Meanings of 乏 in Chinese
fá乏
Common Words and Phrases with 乏
More words with 乏
- quē缺fá乏To lack or be short of something.
- kuì匮fá乏Scarcity, Shortage
- chéng承fá乏humbly accept an office, fill a vacancy
- kùn困fá乏Tired and fatigued; weary.
- láo劳fá乏physically exhausted
- pí疲fá乏Weary and tired.
- pín贫fá乏meager, poor
- dào道fá乏express fatigue, apologize for being tired
- jiě解fá乏refresh, relieve fatigue
- jiǒng窘fá乏Poverty, Destitution
- lèi累fá乏tired; exhausted
- qióng穷fá乏poverty, destitution
- fá乏lì力weakness, fatigue
- bù不fá乏no lack of, plenty of
- fá乏shàn善kě可chén陈nothing remarkable to mention, unremarkable
- quē缺fá乏gōu沟tōng通Lack of communication, Poor communication
- quē缺fá乏jīng经yàn验lack of experience, inexperienced
- quē缺fá乏yùn运dòng动lack of exercise, physical inactivity
- quē缺fá乏guán管lǐ理lack of management, poor management
- quē缺fá乏nài耐xīn心lack of patience, impatience
Idioms with 乏
- bù不fá乏qí其rén人such people are not rare
- bù不fá乏xiān先lì例not without precedent
- diǎn点jīn金fá乏shù术lack the Midas touch
- huí回tiān天fá乏shù术powerless to reverse a desperate situation
- kū枯zào燥fá乏wèi味dull, uninteresting, and tedious
- rén人kùn困mǎ马fá乏people and horses weary
- fá乏shàn善zú足chén陈nothing worth mentioning
- jiā家dào道xiāo消fá乏family fortunes depleted
- lì力kùn困jīn筋fá乏utterly exhausted and fatigued
- pí疲fá乏bù不kān堪extremely tired or exhausted
- zhōng中kuì馈fá乏rén人lacking a wife for domestic duties
- shè摄guān官chéng承fá乏temporarily filling a vacant official post
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Open the tool →Questions about 乏
What does 乏 mean in Chinese?
乏 (fá) means “To lack” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 乏?
乏 is pronounced fá in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 乏 have?
乏 has 5 strokes.
How do you write 乏?
乏 is written in 5 strokes, starting from the radical 丿. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 乏?
The radical of 乏 is 丿, and 乏 is an ideographic compound.