Usage of the character 绌
chù
绌
[絀]
- crimson silk
- deficiency
- to stitch
jǐnchù
紧绌
[緊絀]
- supply shortage
zuǒzhīyòuchù
左支右绌
[左支右絀]
- to be in straitened circumstances
xiāngxíngjiànchù
相形见绌
[相形見絀]
- to pale by comparison (idiom)
xīnyúlìchù
心余力绌
[心餘力絀]
- see 心有餘而力不足／心有余而力不足 (xīnyǒuyú'érlìbùzú)
suìjìyúchù
岁计余绌
[歲計餘絀]
- annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)