欠

to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)

欠 = ⺈ + 人 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is pretty annoyed by Neanderthal Man (人), who is quarreling with the crane (⺈) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Neanderthal Man (人) owes the crane money, and the crane is waving with his IOU note (mnemonic symbol for 欠).

欠 character breakdown

欠
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- ⺈

⺈

Character component without intrinsic meaning

I think this looks like a crane; to the left is its wing, and to the right its head.

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

Characters with 欠 as component

叹

歎

tàn = t + an4

variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

叹 = 又 + 口 : Tecumseh (t) is loosing a battle in the anthill's bathroom (an4). With each hit of his opponent's boxing glove (又) on his mouth (口) he gives a desperate sigh (叹).

歙

shè = sh + e4

name of a district in Anhui

芡

qiàn = qi + an4

Gorgon plant / fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox) / makhana (Hindi)

歓

hua̅n = hu + an1

old variant of 歡|欢[huan1]

歛

ha̅n = h + an1

to desire / to give