偶

ǒu
#1,359 most
frequent character
accidental, image, pair, mate

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

偶 has 亻 person as the meaning part and 禺 ǒu as a matching sound part. It first meant a carved wooden figure, then grew to pairing, meeting by chance, spouse, even numbers, and likeness.

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