乏

Glyph origin
Possibly an generated by replacing uppermost stroke of  with a slanted stroke  — not right; lacking.

According to , an created from reversing. This is more evident in the Small Seal Script form.

Definitions

 * 1) to lack
 * 2) poor
 * 3) tired
 * 4)  lacking; insufficient; inadequate
 * 5)  to be moderate; to abstain; to check; to restrict oneself
 * 1)  lacking; insufficient; inadequate
 * 2)  to be moderate; to abstain; to check; to restrict oneself
 * 1)  to be moderate; to abstain; to check; to restrict oneself

Kanji

 * 1) poverty
 * 2) lack
 * 3) scarcity

Etymology
From.