仁
rén
#1,358 most
frequent character
humane, kernel
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
仁 has 亻 person as both meaning and sound part, plus 二 two, standing for another person. It first meant loving others selflessly, then grew to humane; the kernel sense was borrowed only for its sound.
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