歉 = 兼 + 欠

歉 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “deficient”. It is built from 兼 (unite) and 欠 (owe).

Keyword: deficient
Pinyin (Mandarin): qiàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: deficient, lacking, insufficient, недостаточный, lacking, insufficient

Decomposition

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兼 unite
欠 owe

How to find 歉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “unite” + “owe”. 歉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 歉 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.