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qiàn
  1. 1.to apologize
  2. 2.to regret
  3. 3.deficient

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.deficient; lacking; insufficient
  2. 2.to apologize
  3. 3.to regret; to be dissatisfied
  4. 4.crop failure; poor harvest
  5. 5.to not eat enough food

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰreːms, *kʰreːmʔ, *kʰeːmʔ, *kʰeːms): phonetic 兼 (OC *keːm, *keːms) + semantic 欠 (“person with mouth open”) to convey the original meaning of feeling hunger after eating. The phonetic component 兼 could be a reference to food since it represents a hand holding two crop plants.

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