享

亯
xiǎng
#1,225 most
frequent character
old variant of 享[xiang3]

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

享 as a component in other characters

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picture1 character

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