TSUMUGU · TOCFL A1 (est.) · 字
欠
ㄑㄧㄢˋ · qiàn
verb — to owe; to lack; (noun) a yawn
字源 FORM — what the parts do
欠形a person with mouth flung open — breath rising out
A kneeling figure with the mouth thrown wide and breath streaming up — a yawn, a gasp. From the open, wanting mouth: to lack and so to owe (欠債), and to lean the body forward in a half-bow (欠身).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一個人嘴張到最大，一口氣直往上送——呵欠。
A figure with the mouth stretched to its widest, a breath pushing straight up — a yawn.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)打呵欠— to yawn
→欠缺、缺欠— to lack常用
⇒欠債、欠錢— to owe常用
⇒欠身— to lean forward in a slight bow
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension