Ideographic: A man 人 yawning ⺈Radical:

meaning for qiàn:

  • - deficient
  • - to owe
  • - to lack
  • - yawnin arrears
  • - behind in payments
  • - to default on one's debtsto be deficient in
  • - lapse
  • - deficiencyto owe a debt
  • - balance due
  • - debtsto owe a debt
  • - debt
  • - obligationsuboptimal
  • - subpar
  • - not good enough

qiàn
yīgè一个
dàoqiàn道歉

I owe her an apology.


qiàn
yīgè一个
jiěshì解释

He owes me an explanation.


qiàn
yīdùnfàn一顿饭

I owe you a meal.


qiàn
le
hěnduō很多
qián

He owes a lot of money.