吃亏

Etymology · 词源

“吃”的历史构形可以这样理解：口主要提示意义范围；乞主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 现代“亏”是“虧”的简化写法，不能按今天的三笔直接编词源故事。历史词义由气力受损扩展为缺少、损失、欠缺。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“吃亏”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 乞 represents the sound. Modern 亏 is the simplified form used for 虧, so its three modern strokes are not a literal origin story. Its senses developed from depletion or damage to shortage, loss, and deficiency. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 吃亏 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。