俄

E2
#973 most
frequent character
Russia, Russian, abbr. for 俄羅斯|俄罗斯[E2 luo2 si1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

俄 has person 亻 and 我 wǒ marking the sound. It first meant to tilt or slant. Later the sense Russia or Russian was borrowed for its sound.

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