歉
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to apologize; to regret; deficient
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 欠 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 歉
- Common rank
- #3,785
- Unicode
- U+6B49
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 歉
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道歉 | to apologize | |
| 歉意 | apology; regret | |
| 歉收 | crop failure; poor harvest | |
| 致歉 | to apologize; to express regret | |
| 抱歉 | to be sorry; to feel apologetic; sorry! | |
| 歉疚 | remorseful; guilt-ridden |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 兼 — compare how they read.