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

= + : 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

Character component without intrinsic meaning

I think this looks like a crane; to the left is its wing, and to the right its head.
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

= 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

to blow (a flute) / archaic version of 吹
(literary) to want; to desire / (literary) pleased; gratified; happy
(usu. of an animal) the part of the side of the body between the ribs and the hipbone

Words with 欠

to owe a debt / the sum owed
(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
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.