享
xiǎng
#1,225 most
frequent character
to enjoy, to benefit, to have the use of
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
享 first pictured a shrine spot for sacrifices, so it meant a building for ceremonial sacrifices. From there it grew to having the use of something and enjoying it. A separate old origin, with 羊 sheep added, led to 敦.
Drawn as: ancestral shrine sacrifice place
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