| 绌 | |||
| sew, stitch; insufficient | |||
| Radical | 糸糹纟 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 8 |
| Mandarin reading | zhuó chù | Cantonese reading | zyut3 |
| Japanese on reading | Japanese kun reading | ||
| Korean reading | Vietnamese reading | ||
| Traditional Variant(s) | 絀 | sew, stitch; insufficient | |
| 绌 | [ chù ] crimson silk, deficiency, to stitch |
| ⇒ 将勤补绌 | [ jiāng qín bǔ chù ] to compensate for lack of ability through hard work (idiom) |
| ⇒ 左支右绌 | [ zuǒ zhī yoù chù ] to be in straitened circumstances |
| ⇒ 心余力绌 | [ xīn yú lì chù ] see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xin1 you3 yu2 er2 li4 bu4 zu2] |
| ⇒ 岁计余绌 | [ suì jì yú chù ] annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy) |
| ⇒ 相形见绌 | [ xiāng xíng jiàn chù ] to pale by comparison (idiom) |
| ⇒ 紧绌 | [ jǐn chù ] supply shortage |