sob

Components
希 sound component

  Sound component

  

hope

欠 meaning component

  Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

yawn

Evolution

欷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
欷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
欷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
欷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

sob; sigh; to sob