破缺

breaking

Characters and words in 破缺

pò = p + o4

broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of

破 = 皮 + 石 : Pinocchio is playing with his cow hide in the observatory's bathroom. Unfortunately he accidentally destroys the toilet by hurling a huge rock at the toilet, using the cow hide as sling.

缺

que̅ = qu + e1

deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of

缺 = 夬 + 缶 : Cupid (qu) has almost all pottery pots (缶) of a collection of twelve, but the seventh piece is missing (缺). He asks a crystal ball (夬) I'm front of the elevator (e1): where is the missing piece? The crystal ball replies that he smashed it when he came back totally drunk the night before.