Character

乏

fá HSK 5

乏 fá HSK 5

1. lacking; without
2. tired; fatigued
3. (colloq.) nearly depleted of energy; losing effectiveness

Words using 乏 as fá (4)

1 缺乏 quē fá — lack HSK 5
- 缺 lack, be missing
- 乏 deficient, insufficient
Example

他缺乏经验。

tā quē fá jīng yàn

He lacks experience.
2 不乏 bù fá — there is no lack of HSK 7
- 不 not (negation)
- 乏 lack, be short of
Example

这个城市不乏优秀的餐厅。

zhè ge chéng shì bù fá yōu xiù de cān tīng

This city has no lack of excellent restaurants.
3 乏力 fá lì — weak HSK 7
- 乏 lacking, deficient
- 力 strength, power
Example

我今天感觉很乏力。

wǒ jīn tiān gǎn jué hěn fá lì

I feel very weak today.
4 贫乏 pín fá — poor, lacking, meager HSK 7
- 贫 poor, deficient
- 乏 lacking, scarce
Example

她的词汇量比较贫乏。

tā de cí huì liàng bǐ jiào pín fá

Her vocabulary is rather limited.

Structure & writing

乏 fá — lacking; without

乏 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 5

泛 fàn to float; to drift

HSK 7

眨 zhǎ to blink (the eyes) 贬 biǎn to demote; to devalue

consists of

1 丿 piě — the leftward-falling diagonal stroke in Chinese characters

丿 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

么 me suffix 午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches 少 shǎo few; little (opposite of 多) 系 xì system; interconnected series

HSK 3

必 bì certainly; definitely

HSK 4

乒 pīng onomatopoeia for a gunshot or the sound of objects colliding 失 shī to lose; to be deprived of (opposite of 得) 血 xuè blood (the red fluid circulating in the body, composed of plasma, red cells, white cells, and platelets)

HSK 5

乏 fá lacking; without 币 bì currency; money used as a medium of exchange 延 yán to stretch and lengthen; to extend 追 zhuī to chase; to catch up with

HSK 7

勿 wù do not; must not (prohibition or dissuasion) 囱 cōng chimney; flue for stove or boiler

2 之 zhī — to go (to a place)

之 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 5

乏 fá lacking; without

HSK 7

芝 zhī lingzhi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum), a fungus growing on dead wood with a reddish-brown glossy cap, used medicinally; regarded as an auspicious plant in ancient times

Stroke order