歉

to apologize / to regret / deficient

歉 = 兼 + 欠 : The Queen of Heart's (qi) stunt double (兼) apologizes (歉) to the Queen for eating her dessert and hands her an IOU note (欠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

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歉 character breakdown

歉
- 兼
  - 肀
  - 秝
    - 禾
      - 丿
      - 木
        
        八
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 欠
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - ⺈

兼

jia̅n = ji + an1

double / twice / simultaneous / holding two or more (official) posts at the same time

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兼 = 秝 + 肀 : Mnemonic symbol: a double. Joan of Arc (ji) and her stunt double (兼) are eating two bowls of cereals (秝) while the real Joan of Arc signs autographs with her crayon (肀) in front of the anthill (an1).

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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)

Add a new mnemonic for 欠 = ⺈ + 人

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).

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