乏

fá

lack; poor

How to write 乏, stroke by stroke

short of; tired

Ideographic: A foot 之 running into a wall or barrier 丿

Made of 丿 + 之

缺乏quē fáto lack; to be short of
乏味fá wèitedious
匮乏kuì fáto be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)
不乏bù fáthere is no lack of
乏力fá lìlacking in strength; weak; feeble; not up to the task
乏燃料fá rán liào(nuclear energy) spent fuel
承乏chéng fáto accept a position on a provisional basis, in the absence of better qualified candidates (humble expr.)
疲乏pí fátired; weary
缺乏症quē fá zhèngclinical deficiency
解乏jiě fáto relieve tiredness; to freshen up
贫乏pín fáimpoverished; lacking; deficient; limited; meager; impoverishment; lack; deficiency
乏人照顾fá rén zhào gù(of a person) left unattended; not cared for

这本小说太乏味了。
zhè běn xiǎo shuō tài fá wèi le 。
This novel bores me.
我们因缺乏准备而失败了。
wǒ men yīn quē fá zhǔn bèi ér shī bài le 。
We failed due to a lack of preparation.
公司由于缺乏资本倒闭了。
gōng sī yóu yú quē fá zī běn dǎo bì le 。
The firm went under due to lack of capital.
不浪费则不匮乏。
bú làng fèi zé bú kuì fá 。
Waste not, want not.
我对这份工作感到疲乏了。
wǒ duì zhè fèn gōng zuò gǎn dào pí fá le 。
I got tired with the work.