deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of
缺
=
夬
+
缶
:
Cupid (qu) has almost all pottery pots (缶) of a collection of twelve, but the seventh piece is missing (缺). He asks a crystal ball (夬) I'm front of the elevator (e1): where is the missing piece? The crystal ball replies that he smashed it when he came back totally drunk the night before.
夬
=
乛
+
大
:
Mnemonic symbol: a crystal ball which will decide for you.
夬
=
乛
+
大
:
Gitta Giraffe assumed the throne in the airplanes bathroom. Now she has to decide which tool she will use to enforce her decisions. She asks a crystal ball whether she should use a classical sickle or a rather modern robot.
缶
=
午
+
山
:
Frankenstein's Monster (f) is showing off his art skills right in the middle of the outhouse (ou3). He prepared some pottery (缶) to look at, but that's not all: when the bell tolls at noon, he takes a fork (山) and eats his pottery for lunch (午) as the central element of his art performance.
Characters with 缺 as component
缺
is not used as a component in another character.