亏 (kuī) is a Chinese character meaning “to lose”. It is written from 二 (two) and ㇉, one above the other, and takes 3 strokes.
Build the character for “loss; deficit”
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Structure
二 + ㇉
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+4E8F; modern glyph decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke data
Memory aid
Two lines (二) sit above a bent hook (㇉): the lower line falls short, like a deficit.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 亏损kuī sǔnloss; deficit亏 = kuī
- 吃亏chī kuīto suffer a loss; to be at a disadvantage亏 = kuī
Go deeper
All readings
loss; deficit
to lose; to suffer a loss; to be deficient; deficit
损失；欠缺；使受到损失。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 亏损kuī sǔnloss; deficit亏 = kuī
- 吃亏chī kuīto suffer a loss; to be at a disadvantage亏 = kuī
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 亏 mean?
亏 (kuī) means to lose; to suffer a loss; to be deficient; deficit.
How do you pronounce 亏?
It is pronounced kuī.
What parts is 亏 made of?
二 (two) and ㇉, one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E8F; modern glyph decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke data. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亏 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亏?
二. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 亏?
Common ones are 亏损 and 吃亏. The reading of 亏 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.