kuì, guì
empty, lacking
Phonosemantic compound. 匚 represents the meaning and 贵 represents the sound. Simplified from 匱.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 匮
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to be deficient in sth | ||
to lack | ||
to be deficient in sth | ||
to be short of sth | ||
exhausted |