仇
Qiu2
#1,534 most
frequent character
surname Qiu
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
仇 has 亻 person as the meaning part, while 九 jiǔ gives the sound, though the link is not obvious today. It first meant a married couple or pair. Read chóu, it grew to animosity and enemy; read qiú, it grew to companion.
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