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

kǎn = k + an3

unsatisfied (of eating)

yú = yu + Ø2

songs

xia̅o = xi + ao1

vapor / steam

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

to snort

pe̅n = p + (e)n1

old variant of 噴|喷[pen1]

xiào = xi + ao4

old variant of 嘯|啸[xiao4]

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

variant of 欻[xu1]

chù = chu + Ø4

(person) / angry

chuò = chu + o4

(literary) to drink / to sip / gruel / soup

yǐn = y + (e)n3

variant of 飲|饮[yin3]

chuì = chu + ei4

to blow (a flute) / archaic version of 吹

Words with 欠

to owe a debt / the sum owed

yawn

yawn

(coll.) unable to control one's tongue / prone to say sth nasty

balance due / small balance still to pay / final remaining debt

(coll.) prone to touch things one should keep one's hands off of

to yawn

annoying / infuriating / deserving of a good spanking

see 兩不相欠|两不相欠[liang3 bu4 xiang1 qian4]

to be even / to be quits / to be even-steven

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

Sentences with 欠

欠 currently does not appear in any sentence.