欠

qiàn = qi + an4

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

Character component without intrinsic meaning

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

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

zì = z + Ø4

to strike / to run against / to throw, as a stone

xia̅n = xi + an1

shovel / variant of 鍁|锨[xian1]

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

(literary) to blow or breathe upon / happy

kài = k + ai4

to cough

he̅ = h + e1

variant of 喝[he1]

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

to sob

chua̅ = chu + a1

(onom.) crashing sound

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

suddenly / also pr. [hu1]

chǐ = ch + Ø3

drink

kǎn = k + an3

discontented with oneself

kǎn = k + an3

unsatisfied (of eating)

Words with 欠

to be deficient in / lapse / deficiency

to fall short of / to have a deficit / deficit / deficiency

in arrears / behind in payments / to default on one's debts

to be in arrears / to be out of credit / amount owing

IOU / certificate of indebtedness

improper / inappropriate / unsatisfactory / inadequate

ill (euphemism)

,

lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

,

everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风

to fall short in one's payments / to lack / to be short of

to offer credit / credit transaction / to buy or sell on account

Sentences with 欠

欠 currently does not appear in any sentence.